As Charles discusses everything from fabricating the new roof to reinstalling the stained-glass windows, the camera glides through rooms the public never sees.

Then, at the touch of a button, the camera smoothly glides from one to the other - a very professional effect.

The camera glides upward and finds their faces.

The film's one dazzling scene comes near the end, when the camera glides into "New York Movie."

The film's visual grace and engaging tone are set at the start, as the camera glides over the snowy hills and rooftops of Norway.

The camera glides over the religious pictures and statues in her home.

An aerial camera glides over Manhattan, then plummets to the pavement and the fierce clash between two young gangs.

A camera the size of a horse glided forward and back; another on a long boom swooped low over our heads.

At Saccard's party the camera glides back and forth above the guests; in the bank scenes it moves alongside and among the crowds.