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Zoom

Zoom & LensThe lens does the moving — zooms, racks, and focal tricks.

The lens's focal length changes while the camera itself stays put — the frame narrows and the subject grows larger (zoom in) or widens to reveal more of the scene (zoom out), without the perspective and background compression shifts a dolly would produce. Smooth and continuous throughout.

When to use it: Zoom in to direct attention to a detail or a face without physically moving the camera — a cheap, fast way to punch in for emphasis. Zoom out to reveal context or scale after starting tight, or to end a scene on a wider note.

Prompt

Camera: smooth zoom in (or out): focal length changes at a constant rate, camera position fixed, no other movement.

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Starrd templates that use this move — with you as the star.

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