dutching
n.— «While he and Markowitz are fighting the clock’s second hand, attempting to capture Ganser and Frankston’s moves with the dutching, dollying camera in eight seconds, Travisano is constantly attentive to detail.» —“Working the commercial set” by Roger Armbrust Back Stage June 7, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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