ドリー
also: ドーリー
Meanings
1
dolly; wheeled platform or cart; camera dolly
Katakana term corresponding to 'dolly', typically a small wheeled platform or cart, especially the camera-moving device used in filming or equipment handling. It is not the usual word for a toy doll, which is normally 人形 or ドール.
The director used a dolly to move the camera slowly forward.
We carried the heavy equipment on a dolly.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉をドリーで撮影するto film something using a camera dolly
We shot the scene with the camera mounted on a dolly.
- ドリーを動かすto move the dolly (typically to create a smooth camera movement)
The film crew slowly moved the dolly.