Within this blog I will be talking about the different types of camera movements. Camera movements are used to add excitement and suspense whilst taking the audience on a journey
Camera Movements are vital in film and you have to get them just right and near perfection in order to get a clean cut, so here's a video showing you what camera movements are used in film.
Pan: The horizontal movement of the camera. The camera is mounted on a tripod and the camera is rotated from left to right to create a pan.
Tilt: The vertical movement of the camera. The camera is mounted on a tripod and the camera is rotated upward and downwards.
Dutch Tilt: The camera is set at an angle so that the shot is composed with vertical line at an angle. Horizons will not be parallel to the bottom of the frame. This creates suspense to be shpt and is used a lot in thrillers and horrors.
Tracking Shot: The camera is mounted on a dolly and follows a subject/object keeping the subject/object in frame.
Dolly Shot: The camera is mounted on a moving platform, often pushed on rails.
Crane Shot: The shot is taken by a camera mounted on a crane or a jib. This is used for high up shots, for example, from a cliff edge.
Pedestal Shot: The Camera moves vertically with respect to the subject. The camera remains flat at all times and doesn't tilt. The camera follows the subject without tilting the camera.
Hand-held Shot: The camera is not mounted on a tripod or any other base, but is held in the hands of the operator. It is sometimes referred to as "Shaky cam".
Steadicam: This is a stabilizer. It stabilizes the camera so it doesn't shake. This allows smooth shots to be filmed.
Dolly Zoom: This is an effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception and distorts the viewers thoughts and feelings on the shot.
My next post I will be talking about basic editing.
