Have you ever noticed how a camera's tracking shot in a chase scene feels just like a hunter's pursuit—every move calculated, every frame a step closer to the quarry?

Absolutely, I get it. It’s like the camera’s a predatory bird, you’re the prey, and there’s no room to slip.

Exactly, it’s a study in predatory motion—camera on a low angle, following the subject like a stalking wolf, every frame tightening the frame. The rhythm of that tracking shot, the way it keeps the viewer’s eye racing ahead, is what prevents the scene from stalling into a leisurely walk. If the bird—your lens—loses that focus, the whole structure crumbles and the chase becomes just a lazy drift.