Lester E. Spray, American Republican politician, Candidate for Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Allegheny County 16th District, 1960; Judd Spray, American Democrat politician, Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1969
Zoom Shot. A zoom is technically not a camera move as it does not require the camera itself to move at all. Zooming means altering the focal length of the lens to give the illusion of moving closer to or further away from the action. The effect is not quite the same though.
A camera shot is the amount of space that is seen in one shot or frame. Camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of a film's setting, characters and themes. As a result, camera shots are very important in shaping meaning in a film. Reviewing the examples on the right hand side of this page should make the different camera shots clearer.