Types of Camera Movement
Types of Camera Movement
Types of Camera Movement
2. Dolly Shot
3. Zoom Shot
5. Pan Shot
6. Tilt Shot
9. Tracking Shot
The way a camera moves can give meaning to what's happening on screen.
You can burst into a room, drone over from on high, pan with a head turn,
and dolly-zoom for any revelation.
Camera moves set auteur directors out from the pack and wind up defining
their visual style. But how can you plan all these camera movements so
your story stays consistent from scene to scene?
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TYPES OF SHOTS IN FILM
Static Shot or Fixed Shot
When there’s no movement (i.e. locked camera aim) it’s called a static
shot. These camera shots emphasize the appearance and movement of your
subject against its environment, and are predominantly captured by being
placed on a tripod or a dolly that remains static during the shot.
Static shots work well in every genre, but they're nice for comedy because
the actor’s performance and dialogue is often the focus.
A dolly most commonly will be placed on tracks, and the vast majority of
professional dollies have either a hydraulic or even a pneumatic head that
can jib up and down during operation.
Zoom shots are camera shots that change the focal length of the lens
during the shot. This action can be a zoom out, or a zoom in, but they are
different from a push in (or dolly in) because the camera is rarely changing
positions, but simply altering the focal length of the zoom lens.
A good way to remember this is that the camera does not zoom, but rather
the lens zooms. Now, your iPhone might be able to do a "digital zoom"
which is actually just reducing the image quality by moving in on an
already captured image which is a huge faux pas in pro filmmaking.