Week 6 - Camera Movements
Static Shot - When there’s no movement 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.
Dolly Shot - A dolly shot is where the camera is affixed to a mechanism called a dolly, which is a specialized push-cart built to handle heavy cinema cameras.
Zoom Lens Shot - 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 dolly in because the camera is rarely changing positions, but simply altering the focal length of the zoom lens.
Pan Shot - Camera pans rotates the camera side to side on a horizontal axis.
Camera Tilt Shot - A camera tilt is when you move your camera up and down on a vertical axis. So, it’s exactly like a pan, only vertical.
Whip Pan Shot - A whip pan happens when you pan the camera from one shot to another, creating a motion blur.
Tracking Shot - A tracking shot moves with your subject. Sometimes it follows behind or beside them on a dolly, Steadicam or a gimbal.