Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Camera movement & support · Working

Orbit shot

ELI5

A shot in which the camera circles or largely revolves around a subject.

Used in conversation

“Let’s try the orbit shot here and see how it changes the moment.”

Definition

A shot in which the camera circles or substantially revolves around a subject.

Here “Orbit shot” means: A shot in which the camera circles or substantially revolves around a subject.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Orbit shot” in camera, lenses & lighting conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains what the image should look like and how it can be framed, captured and lit.

Connected terms

  • ShotOrbit shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
  • Arc shotComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
  • Tracking shotComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.