Film Language Tag: double dolly shot
A visual signature in many of Spike Lee's films, the double dolly shot is created by putting both the camera and the actor on dollies (either the same one or on two separate dollies). The dolly (or dollies) then move the camera and the actor through the set at the same pace to create the illusion of the character moving through space as the background glides past.
"I Will Wait For You", The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Guy (Nino Castelnuovo) learns he has been drafted and breaks the news to Geneviève (Catherine Deneuve).
A Change is Gonna Come, Malcolm X
Malcolm X (Denzel Washington) travels to the Audubon Ballroom to make a speech.
Closing Sequence, BlacKkKlansman
Ron and Patrice are lured out of Ron’s apartment to witness robed Klansman gathered around a burning cross as the film gives way to footage from the August 2017 white supremacist and neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Come with Me, The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Turner (Harry Baird) goes to a bar his first night in Paris and meets Miriam (Nicole Berger), whom he plans to go with to the beach the following day.
The Big Exit, All That Jazz
Angelique awaits Joe as he travels toward her down a long hallway.
The Smile of a Statue, Jules and Jim
Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre) become entranced by a staue of a smiling woman shown to them by a friend, Albert (Serge Rezvani).