Dolly out

The prompt

Scene paragraph A sunny morning on a long wooden fishing dock crowded with anglers, photoreal comedy. A middle-aged man with a sunburned face, a bucket hat and a tan fishing vest proudly holds up a tiny silver fish. Other anglers in caps stand along the dock on both sides of him holding up enormous fish. Blue sea and sky, bright sunlight. Live-action footage shot on 35mm film, real people, natural skin and textures.

The shot opens in a medium close-up of the man and his tiny fish, the camera on a dolly track rolling straight backward at a steady pace from the first second. 0–2s: he beams at the lens holding up the tiny fish. 2–4s: as the camera rolls back, dock planks appear below and the anglers beside him enter the frame with real depth. 4–6s: the other anglers and their huge fish fill the frame around him. 6–8s: the camera settles wide as he notices their catches and slowly lowers his fish. Throughout: physical backward travel at a fixed focal length, one continuous take.