Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Zooms & perspective changes · Specialist

Push-in

Also called: dolly in, push-in

ELI5

A camera move toward the subject, usually a dolly or stabilised move instead of a zoom.

Used in conversation

“Let’s test the push in before we lock the visual approach.”

Definition

A camera move toward the subject, usually a dolly or stabilised move rather than a zoom.

Here “Push-in” means: A camera move toward the subject, usually a dolly or stabilised move rather than a zoom.

Pitch context

This term helps a treatment describe how the camera or light will shape the viewer's experience.

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

Connected terms

  • Pull-outComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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