Film Language Tag: traveling shot
A shot taken while the camera is moving — on a dolly, truck, camera car, etc. Such shots are much harder to set up and take longer to shoot than a static camera shot filming the same action. [See dolly shot and tracking shot]
22 CATHERINE ST, Frances Ha
Having found a new apartment with two cool new roommates, Frances runs through the city to the sound of David Bowie's "Modern Love."
A Drive to the Races, Killer of Sheep
Stan (Henry G. Sanders), his wife (Kaycee Moore and their daughter (Angela Burnett) join their friends on a drive to the country and the horse races.
A Gathering in the Square, The Dust of Time
Eleni (Irène Jacob) and Spyros (Michel Piccoli) take a tram to a town square gathering for the death of Stalin.
A Spade, Taste of Cherry
Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) attempts to recruit the solider (Safer Ali Moradi) to bury or help him after his planed suicide.
A Trip to the Seashore, Jules and Jim
Jules (Oskar Werner), Jim (Henri Serre) and Catherine (Jeanne Moreau) take a trip to the seashore, where Jules asks Catherine to marry him.
A Well Paid Job (Opening Sequence), Taste of Cherry
Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) drives around Tehran looking for someone to do a job for him for a large amount of money.
Always Green, Everliving, Vertigo
Scottie (James Stewart) and Madeleine (Kim Novak) wander together, walking amongst the redwoods.
Another Letter, Four Sons
Mother Bernle (Margaret Mann) receives a letter about Andreas' death.
Athletic Prowess, College
Mary (Anne Cornwall) telephones Ronald (Buster Keaton) to rescue her from the her boyfriend Jeff (Harold Goodwin).
Bedtime For All Good Children, Frances Ha
Frances welcomes a drunk and distraught Sophie into her dorm room, and they talk about the recent trouble and secrets of their friendship.
Behind the World, Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander) discuss their immortal existence and Damiel's desire to become human.
Blank Negative Pictures, Ulysses' Gaze
A (Harvey Keitel) meets Kali (Maia Morgenstern) on the train to Skopje.
Bus Run, Watermelon Man
Jeff (Godfrey Cambridge) goes on his first run for the bus since his transformation, only to be accused of robbery.
By The Train Tracks, Killer of Sheep
Stan's son (Jack Drummond) plays and tussles with some boys by the train tracks.
Cain, Intruder in the Dust
Sheriff Hampton (Will Geer) and Nub Gowrie (Porter Hall) wait for the killer to appear and find Crawford Gowrie (Charles Kemper).
Catherine, Jules and Jim
Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre) meet a woman who looks similar to the smiling statue, Catherine (Jeanne Moreau).
Catherine's Interrogation, Basic Instinct
Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) is questioned by detectives about the murder of her boyfriend, Johnny Boz.
Chase Through Harlem, Cotton Comes to Harlem
Gravedigger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge) and Coffin Ed Jones (Raymond St. Jacques) chase the robbers and Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart), and a bale of cotton falls out of one of the cars.
Check In, The Halfway House
Fortescue (Guy Middleton) and Oakley (Alfred Drayton) arrive at The Halfway House.
Chiron Meets Juan, Moonlight
Young Chiron (Alex R Hibbert) is chased into an abandoned building, where he is found by Juan (Mahershala Ali).
Cinema Looks at Itself, Man with a Movie Camera
Filmmaker Dziga Vertov shows Soviet citizens at work and the filmmaking process.
Closing Sequence, The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Revoked of his promotion and restricted to base, Turner (Harry Baird) guides a group of touring African-American women led by Madame Abernathy (Trio French) through the camp.
Closing Sequence , Devil in a Blue Dress
Daphne (Jennifer Beals) says goodbye to her lover, mayoral candidate Todd Carter (Terry Kinney), and Easy (Denzel Washington) clears his name with the police.
Closing Sequence , Hell-Bound Train
Death flags down the hell-bound train as it enters Hell.
Closing Sequence , Once Upon a Time in the West
Cheyenne (Jason Robards) reveals to Harmonica (Charles Bronson) that he's been shot. The train arrives at Sweetwater station.
Closing Sequence, Close-Up
The real Makhmalbaf (Mohsen Makhmalbaf) picks up Sabzian (Hossain Sabzian) and gives him a ride to the Ahankhah residence.
Closing Sequence, Past Lives
Nora (Greta Lee) walks Hae Sung (Teo Yoo) to his Uber to the airport. The pair say goodbye.
Closing Sequence, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Arash (Arash Marandi) and the Girl (Sheila Vand) finally leave Bad City.
Comfortable Where I Am, Intruder in the Dust
Crawford Gowrie (Charles Kemper) threatens Eunice Habersham (Elizabeth Patterson) with a canister of gasoline.
Compañero, Wings of Desire
Peter Falk (Peter Falk) senses Damiel's (Bruno Ganz) presence and offers his friendship.
Crash Course, The Exorcist
Chris shoots a scene and goes home.
Driving Back, Old Joy
Mark (Daniel London) and Kurt (Will Oldham) leave the hot springs and drive back to the city.
Drunken Dreams, The Last Laugh
The drunk doorman dreams of having his health and job back.
Dust and Stone, Taste of Cherry
Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) wanders a construction site alone.
Ellie Loses Her Father, Contact
A young Ellie discovers her father's body on the floor and rushes to the bathroom for his medicine.
Epilogue, Minority Report
Anderton describes the fate of the precognitive system in the aftermath of Burgess’ death.
Fallen Angel, Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) receives Cassiel's (Otto Sander) help shedding his immortality. Damiel experiences Berlin as a human.
Fantasy and Reality, The Congress
Robin (Robin Wright) leaves the hallucinatory world and returns to a dreary reality.
First Contact, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Roy (Richard Dreyfuss) is sent to investigate power outages but experiences something strange on his way.
Friends From Base, The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Three of Turner's (Harry Baird) friends from base stumble upon him and Miriam (Nicole Berger) together at the beach.
Giving Up the Ghost, The Wind Will Carry Us
The engineer (Behzad Dorani) witnesses Youssef the cemetery digger fall into a hole, and drives around the countryside calling for help.
Gossip, The Last Laugh
The community ladies gossip about the doorman's secret.
Green Light (Closing Sequence), Paris, Texas
Jane (Nastassja Kinski) and Hunter (Hunter Carson) reunite, and Travis (Harry Dean Stanton) watches from afar.
Hotel Atlantic, The Last Laugh
The doorman (Emil Jannings) works at the prestigious Hotel Atlantic.
Houses at the End of the Line, Ratcatcher
James (William Eadie) takes a random bus to the end of the line and discovers half-built houses and a field of wheat.
Houston, Paris, Texas
Travis (Harry Dean Stanton) and Hunter (Hunter Carson) arrive at a bank in Houston, and stake it out in hopes of finding Jane (Nastassja Kinski).
I Knew You Wasn't Soft, Moonlight
Kevin (Jaden Piner) urges Chiron (Alex R Hibbert) to stand his ground against his bullies, and they wrestle each other as the other neighborhood boys play soccer.
I Know What It Is To Forget, Hiroshima Mon Amour
A woman (Emmanuelle Riva) and a man (Eiji Okada) discuss modern Hiroshima.
Ibo Landing, Daughters of the Dust
Eula (Alva Rogers) and Eli (Adisa Anderson) Peazant recall the story of Ibo Landing.
Ideal Crime Couple , Breathless
Michel recounts a story to Patricia about a bus conductor who wooed and won a girl with stolen money, and then drives her to the appointment with her editor.
In Pursuit of a Good Time, Il Sorpasso
Roberto and Bruno pursue two German women through the Roman countryside.
In Your Hands, Old Joy
Mark (Daniel London) and Kurt (Will Oldham) get lost trying to find the Bagby Hot Springs.
Jill, Once Upon a Time in the West
Jill (Claudia Cardinale) arrives in Flagstone and finds no one there to meet her.
Jiving, Ratcatcher
James (William Eadie) dances with his mother (Mandy Matthews). James' father (Tommy Flanagan) is attacked by the local gang.
Layman's Language, Chan Is Missing
Jo (Wood Moy) and Steve (Marc Hayashi) meet a lawyer (Judi Nihei) who is representing Chan and is also looking for him.
Life as a Chicken, Bread and Chocolate
Nino discovers that other Italian immigrants in Switzerland have it much worse than he does.
Lighting a Ticking Bomb, Before Midnight
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) discuss Jesse's son Hank (Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick) and Céline's new job opportunity.
Moraldo Leaves the Vitelloni, I Vitelloni
Moraldo (Franco Interlenghi), after being stuck in a small town his entire life, finally sets off, leaving everything he's known behind.
More Powerful Than a Gun, Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank (Henry Fonda) speaks with his associate Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti), a crippled and dying railroad tycoon.
Morning in Moscow, Man with a Movie Camera
Soviet citizens get started on their day as filmmaker Dziga Vertov captures their actions on camera.
Nick Meets up with Catherine at the Club, Basic Instinct
Detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) goes to the club to meet up with murder suspect Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone). There he witnesses Catherine kissing her friend, Roxy (Leilani Sarelle).
Night in LA, The Exiles
Tommy (Tom Reynolds) and his friends drive around the city. Homer (Homer Nish) and Rico (Rico Rodriguez) finish a card game.
Oldboy Hallway Fight, Oldboy
The protagonist's brutal revenge against his kidnappers.
Opening Sequence, Breathless
Michel steals a car with the help of a female accomplice and then shoots a police officer to evade arrest.
Opening Sequence, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
A group of young adults in Ferrara come together to play tennis in the walled garden of the wealthy Finzi-Contini family, leading Micòl Finzi-Contini (Dominique Sanda) to reconnect with her childhood friend Giorgio (Lino Capolicchio)
Opening Sequence, Pumzi
35 years after The Water War, the Maitu community lives in contained cities and dreams are prohibited.
Opening Sequence, Cotton Comes to Harlem
Deke "Reverend" O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart) drives back into Harlem.
Opening Sequence, Before Sunrise
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) meet on a train from Budapest and strike up a conversation.
Opening Sequence, Old Joy
Mark (Daniel London) receives a call from his old friend Kurt (Will Oldham) for an impromptu trip to the mountains.
Opening Sequence, Close-Up
Journalist Hossain Farazmand (Hossain Farazmand) tells a taxi driver (Hooshang Shamaei) about the arrest he has planned for his upcoming article.
Opening Sequence, The Wind Will Carry Us
A filmmaker posing as an engineer (Behzad Dorani) and his three-man crew travel to the remote Kurdish village of Siah Dareh.
Opening Sequence, Avatar
Paraplegic Marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) narrates the view of Pandora, an alien planet with abundant resources. The scenery changes to a futuristic Earth whose own natural resources have been depleted by climate change, war, and overpopulation.
Opening Sequence, Some Like It Hot
The police raid a speakeasy owned by "Spats" Colombo (George Raft), where jazz band players Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) work.
Opening Sequence, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Newly engaged John (Sidney Poitier) and Joanna (Catherine Houghton) arrive at Joanna's hometown in San Fransisco.
Opening Sequence , Waiting to Exhale
On New Year's Eve, four women in separate households navigate relationships with the men in their lives.
Opening Sequence, Roman Holiday
Crown princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) travels on a goodwill tour to various European cities.
Opening Sequence, Sweet Smell of Success
Press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) picks up a newspaper with a column by J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster).
Opening Sequence, Aftersun
Sophie (Frankie Corio) and her father Calum (Paul Mescal) go on a vacation to Turkey.
Opening Sequence, Get Out
Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams) get ready to drive up to Rose's parents' house for the weekend.
Opening Sequence, The Night of the Hunter
Serial killer and self-proclaimed preacher Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) is on the run from the law.
Prisoners of Cotton, Cotton Comes to Harlem
Billie (Mabel Robinson) uses the bake of cotton as a prop for a performance at the Apollo Theater, drawing the attention of Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart), Calhoun (J.D. Cannon), and Gravedigger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge).
Prologue and Murder in Mexico, Touch of Evil
At the US-Mexico border, Miguel Vargas (Charlton Heston) and his wife Suzie (Janet Leigh) witness a bomb explode in the trunk of a car, killing two.
Sacramento, CA, Frances Ha
Broke and out of an apartment, Frances goes back home to live with her family in Sacramento, California for the holiday season.
Say It Back To Me, In a Lonely Place
Leaving a beach party with the Nicolai's (Frank Lovejoy, Jeff Donnell), Dix (Humphrey Bogart) and Laurel (Gloria Grahame) get into a car accident.
Searching for Gaby, Everybody's Woman
After much searching, Gaby's manager discovers her unconscious on the bathroom floor.
Soil Sample, Pumzi
Museum curator Asha (Kudzani Moswela) receives a soil sample which gives her visions of water.
Souvenirs of a Killing, Vertigo
Scottie (James Ferguson) and Judy (Kim Novak), now transformed as Madeleine again, revisit the bell tower.
Surprising the Klan, Django Unchained
Doctor Schultz (Christoph Waltz) and Django (Jamie Foxx) set a trap for a disorganized Klan raid.
Talk of Escape, The Grey Zone
Hoffman (David Arquette), Max (David Chandler), Hesch (Steve Buscemi), and Schlermer (Daniel Benzali) discuss the plan for rebellion. Elsewhere, prisoners are executed and another train of new prisoners arrive.
That One Night, Before Sunset
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) contend with their romantic failures in the past nine years and the memories of their one night in Vienna.
The Afterlife in Color, What Dreams May Come
Chris Nielsen (Robin Williams) arrives in the painted heaven he created for himself and finds his old mentor Albert Lewis (Cuba Gooding Jr.).
The Apocalypse Has Arrived, but Shaun Doesn't Notice, Shaun of the Dead
Shaun (Simon Pegg) makes a trip to the convenience store, oblivious to the end of the world around him.
The Bell Tower, Vertigo
Scottie (James Stewart) brings Madeleine (Kim Novak) to the mission in her dreams.
The Drive to Livingston, Certain Women
Jamie (Lily Gladstone) goes to school and learns that Beth (Kristen Stewart) has quit teaching, and drives straight to Livingston.
The Drive West (Closing Sequence), 25th Hour
Monty (Edward Norton) is driven by his father (Brian Cox) to prison. His father gives Monty a vision of a future where he avoids imprisonment.
The Engine, Killer of Sheep
Stan (Henry G. Sanders) and his friend Gene (Eugene Cherry) buy an engine and try to load it in the truck.
The Engineer Comes to the Rescue, The Lonedale Operator
The engineer comes to the rescue as the operator's daughter cannily defends herself against would-be thieves.
The Flood, The Weeping Meadow
Eleni (Alexandra Aidini) and Alexis (Nikos Poursanidis) abandon New Odessa after it is flooded by the rising waters of the nearby lake.
The Heavens Over Berlin (Opening Sequence), Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander), two angels, observe the lives and listen to the thoughts of Berliners.
The Light, Losing Ground
Sara (Seret Scott) poses for a portrait.
The Mess, Chan Is Missing
Jo (Wood Moy) goes around Chinatown paranoid as Chan's disappearance becomes more mysterious.
The Party, Imitation of Life
While Bea (Claudette Colbert) hosts a party, Delilah (Louise Johnson) comforts Peola (Fredi Washington) about her racial identity.
The Postman, Four Sons
A normal day in a small Bavarian village as seen by a postman (Albert Gran).
The Raging, Open Sea, Landscape in the Mist
Voula (Tania Palaiologou) and Alexandros (Michalis Zeke) join Orestes' (Stratos Tzortzoglou) troupe on the beach.
The Ruse Revealed, Vertigo
Judy (Kim Novak) writes a letter to Scottie (James Stewart) explaining her con as Madeleine, but rips it up instead of leaving it for him.
The Temptation of Dr Antonio (dir. Federico Fellini), Opening Sequence, Boccaccio '70
A cherubic narrator provides an overview of Roman society in the early 1960s.
The Watermelon Woman, The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) explains her project on the Watermelon Woman.
Thelma and Louise Are Pulled Over, Thelma & Louise
Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarando) are pulled over by a police officer (Jason Beghe) while speeding through the New Mexico desert.
Then I Sank into a Coma, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jean-Do recalls the events leading up to his stroke.
Tina's Last Nightmare, A Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy Krueger kills Tina while she's asleep.
To Fort Lebanon, Moonrise Kingdom
The narrator gives a weather report on the upcoming storm as the Khaki Scouts row Suzy and Shakusky to Fort Lebanon.
Two Days Before the Armistice, Four Sons
Joseph (James Hall) finds his brother Andreas (George Meeker) during his final moments.
West Indian Archie, Malcolm X
Malcolm (Denzel Washington) travels to Harlem where he joins West Indian Archie (Delroy Lindo) in an illegal numbers racket.
