pan across to



pan across to someone or something

to turn or rotate a film or television camera so that the picture follows movement or moves to and settles on someone or something. The camera panned across to Mary, who was sitting, looking out the window. The camera operator panned across to the window on the opposite side of the room.
See also: across, pan

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MÁRta-Hungarian
Yeriyahu-Biblical Hebrew
LughaidhLOO-eeIrish, Irish Mythology
Armstead['a:msted]
HallbjÖRn-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
IdaIE-də (English), EE-dah (German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Italian)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovene