Introduction to Camera Movement Notes

 Intro to Camera Movement Notes

                                     Camera movements are different from camera shots/angles and transitions

• Camera movements - the way the camera is physically moved by the person operating the camera

• Camera shots/angles - the camera shot angle is used to specify the location where the camera is placed to take a shot

• Transitions - post production techniques used to move from one shot to the next

• Static shot - locking the camera to a tripod in a fixed position with no camera movement, used for dialogue, compositions, shots that allows an actors performance to shine, trap a character and emphasize their helplessness

• Pan - reveals information, Slow pan builds anticipations, fast pans amp up energy in a scene

• Whip pans - create relationships between characters, Amps up energy in a scene

• Tilt - capture verticality of a films world, gives a character dominance or vulneralibility, reveal information about character, settting or scale

• Push in - moves camera towards a subject, emphasizes a moment or object, direct our attention; to a specific detail or can capture a characters thought process, communicates internal conflict, elevates tension

• Pull out - deemphasizes the subject, disconnect from the character, unveils context of the scenes setting or characters, detach us from a scene or film. Can be used for a flat or round character. As well as the protagonist or antagonists. Emphasize isolation or abandonment

• Zoom - change the focal length of a cameras lense to zoom in or out 

• Zoom in - unnatural bc the human eye can’t do it, draws attention to specific subject, creates unneasiness

• Crash zoom - dramatic or comedic effect, fast zoom. 

• Dolly zoom - utilizes a Dolly movement and a zoom in to create a vertigo effect. opposite movement/directions, closes on environment or the subject. Growing relationship between two subjects

• Camera roll - physically turns the camera on its long axis while maintains the direction of the lense, disorienting or diconcerting, match character moebement in panic or conflict, visually reinforce the theme can show a reversal of power, dramatic shifts

• Tracking shot - physically moves the camera through the scene, following a subject, they move with a subject, good for long takes, draws out attention to specific actions or things, build tension

• Trucking shot - when the camera moves left to right

• Arc shot - circular motion can be done horizontally or vertically, add dynamic movement when characters may be standing completely still, keep out focus centralized on a subject for intimacy , panic or heroism, 

• Boom shot - moves a camera up or down, small boom shots reveal informations while large are used to follow character into action,

• Random movement/camera shake - movement without control, reality tv shows, incidents, zooms or any movement that happens on the fly!adds a more intimate effect, used stylistically, gives the impression that events are happening in real time when nothing is planned and anything can happen, reflects state of mind of each character

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