Dollyway

/ˈdɒliweɪ/ noun

Definition

A track or path along which a camera dolly moves during filming; the route or method of dolly movement.

Etymology

Compound of 'dolly' and 'way' (meaning path or direction). This specialized film industry term emerged in the mid-20th century as cinematography became more technically sophisticated.

Kelly Says

The 'dollyway' had to be carefully engineered—smooth, level, and free of obstacles—so camera operators created elaborate systems of tracks and cranes, turning cinematography into a kind of engineering challenge!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል መንገድ
in-k-u-lal men-ged
ARالعربية
طريق دمى
tariq damy
BNবাংলা
পুপির পথ
pu-pir path
CACatalà
carrer de joguina
car-rer deh ho-gui-na
CSČeština
cesta panenek
ces-ta pa-ne-nek
DADansk
dukkevej
dukke-vej
DEDeutsch
Puppenweg
poo-pen-veg
ELΕλληνικά
δρόμος παιχνιδιών
dro-mos pai-n-i-di-on
ESEspañol
camino de muñecas
ka-mee-no deh moo-eh-kas
FAفارسی
جاده عروسک
ja-de a-roos-ak
FISuomi
nukketie
nu-kke-tie
FRFrançais
chemin des poupées
she-men deh poo-peh
GUGU
બાળક માર્ગ
ba-al-ak ma-arg
HAHA
hanya na'a
hun-ya na-a
HEעברית
דרך של בובות
derech shel bo-vot
HIहिन्दी
गुड़िया का रास्ता
goo-ree-ya ka ra-sta
HUMagyar
babák útja
ba-bak oot-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
jalan boneka
ja-lan bo-ne-ke
IGIG
ikpe n'aka
ik-pe n-a-ka
ITItaliano
strada delle bambole
stra-da deh-le bam-boh-le
JA日本語
人形の道
ningen no michi
KKKK
кукла жол
ku-kla jol
KMKM
ផ្លូវ ត្រី
ph-lou tra-i
KO한국어
인형 길
inhyeong gil
MRMR
मूर्ती मार्ग
moo-rti ma-rg
MSBahasa Melayu
jalan boneka
ja-lan bo-ne-ke
MYမြန်မာ
ကလေး လမ်း
ka-lay lam
NLNederlands
poppenweg
pop-pen-weg
NONorsk
dukkesti
dukk-es-ti
PAPA
ਪੁਰਸ਼ ਰਸਤਾ
pu-rash ras-ta
PLPolski
droga lalek
dro-ga la-lek
PTPortuguês
caminho de bonecas
ka-min-ho deh bo-ne-kas
RORomână
drumul păpușilor
drum-ul pa-pu-shi-lor
RUРусский
дорога кукол
do-ro-ga koo-kol
SVSvenska
dockorstigen
dock-or-sti-gen
SWKiswahili
barabara ya dolls
ba-ra-ba-ra ya dolls
TAதமிழ்
பொம்மல் வழி
pom-mal va-li
TEతెలుగు
బొమ్మల మార్గం
bom-ma-la ma-r-gam
THไทย
ทางตุ๊กตา
tang tuk-ta
TLTL
daan ng manika
daan ng ma-ni-ka
TRTürkçe
bebek yolu
be-bek yo-lu
UKУкраїнська
шлях ляльки
shlyakh lyalky
URاردو
بتیوں کا راستہ
beti-yon ka rasta
VITiếng Việt
con đường búp bê
con-duong bup-beh
YOYO
okan pupa
o-kan pu-pa
ZH中文
洋娃娃小路
yang wa wa xiao lu
ZUZU
umlilo wezintombi
um-li-lo we-zin-to-mbi

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