Follow shot
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Follow shot is a specific camera shot in which the subject being filmed is seemingly pursued by the camera. The follow shot can be achieved through tracking devices, panning, the use of a crane, and zoom lenses resulting in different qualitative images but, nevertheless, recording a subject (performer) in motion.
An example of where this technique is used in film is in 'Elephant'by Van Saint, the movie made about the Columbine shooting. Each character is followed continuously during their narrative time.