Trucking+and+Tracking

= **What is it?** =

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===The camera is placed on a moving vehicle and moves alongside the action, generally following a moving figure or object. Complicated tracking shots will involve a track being laid on set for the camera to follow, hence the name.===

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=** When to use it: **=

===A tracking shot may be a good way of portraying movement, the journey of a character for instance, or for moving from a long shot to a close-up, gradually focusing the audience on a particular object or character.===

=** Also called: **= = =

-Trucking shot
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[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/AlamoFilming.jpg width="312" height="247" align="left"]]
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= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =** Example: **=

Here is a quick example of a trucking shot.
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