Camera Movements

Camera movements

Is a shift in view, frame, or perspective caused by a movement of a camara.

Types of movements

Pan: Horizontal movement, left to right.

Crane: Vertical movement of the camera angle with a crane.

Steadicam: The camera is strapped to camera operator´s body creates a gliding effect.

Hand-held: A shaky handheld effect.

Zoom: Technically this isn´t a camera move, but a change in the lens focal length with gives the illusion of moving the camera closer or futher away.

Tilt: Vertical movement of the camera angle.

Reverse-zoom: Is a special technique first used by Hitchcock in Vertigo. While zooming is increasing the focal length of the lens, reverse zooming is when the camera is moving towards the background while zooming out or the camera moves away from the character or background while zooming in.