Camera Movements

                             Camera Movements :         
          

Zoom

When zooming the camera does not move and the lens is focused down from a long shot to a close up, whilst recording. A zoom-in picks out and isolates a person or object, a zoom-out places that person or object in a wider context.

Tracking ( Dolling)

When tracking, the camera itself is moved smoothly towards or away from the subject while the focus remains constant. Tracking in (like zooming ) draws the audience into a closer relationship with the subject , moving away tends to create emotional distance.

Tracking back

Tends to divert attention to the edges of the screen and the speed of tracking may affect the viewer’s mood

Pan

The camera moves from left to right or right to left to follow a moving subject.

Whip pan

Is when a very fast pan causes the subject to a blur.

Handheld

Is used to produce a jerky , bouncy, unsteady image , which can create a sense of immediacy or chaos.

Steadicam

A handheld camera worn as a kind of harness is a system which permits hand-held filming with an image steadiness comparable to tracking shots where the camera remains perfectly level.

Tilt shot

The camera tilts up or down, rotating around the axis that runs from left to right through the camera head.

Crane shot

A camera is mounted on a crane and it moves around at a distance above ground level and it can move up or down.

Rolling shot

A camera moves diagonally, which makes the image askew (often used to show that a character is drugged/drunk )

Aerial shot

Is where the camera looks down on something and it is like a bird’s eye view shot. It is taken from a crane, plane, or helicopter. Not necessarily a moving shot.