Camera Movements

Camera Movements

In my previous posts I had mentioned about 'Camera shots, and 'Camera Angles' and about there significance as well. Camera also is a character of a film, and as we all know that the fail in camera work will spoil your execution of the film.

Camera movements add more realistic feeling to the particular situation, and also helps make the audience be a part of the film taking them to the situation which is being created. There are distinct kind of camera movements. The first one is the Crane shot where there will be the movement of the camera being put on the crane. It is mostly used to signify the end of a film or a scene. Then there is a Tracking shot where the camera moves along with the subject and also gives the viewer's the details of a situation even helps in exploring the location as well. The camera is mounted on a wheel, and pushed on the rails. It is also known as Dolly shot. Moving onto the next movement which is the Pan shot where the camera horizontally moves from left to right or is tilted as well. This usually is used to created curiosity, and even enhance the mood,for example a character is searching for something and is looking left to right so the camera will move accordingly to the character's movements. It is also further categorized as Swish pan where there will be a rapid pan which results blurriness. Pedestal shot is where the camera moves vertically up to down, and is fixed at one location. A film maker should know the significance of each, and every camera movement. A camera movement, shots, and angles are the artistic way for representing a story, or a particular scenario.

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