Fast zoom 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 locked on a tripod. 0–2s: he proudly turns the tiny fish to show both sides. 2–4s: the lens zooms out briskly in about a second and a half while the camera stays in place. 4–6s: the frame is wide, and a woman beside him hauls up a fish almost as big as she is. 6–8s: he looks at her fish, then down at his own. Throughout: one brisk zoom from a fixed position, one continuous take.