moving the camera
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Pan
• Pan (Panorama)• Horizontal movement
of camera from a fixed position
• The camera pans left to right or right to left
Tilt
• Tilt is a camera movement on the vertical axis from a fixed position
• A tilt is top to bottom or the reverse
Dolly
• Dolly, Tracking or Trucking shot
• The whole camera changes position travelling in any direction on the ground
• Dolly shots are preformed on tracks or an Elemac
• The Third Man
Crane
• A crane shot not only leaves the ground but can go forwards, backwards, in and out, up and down
• Variation on the crane shot are helicopter and airplane shots
• Scarface
Steadicam
• Steadicam is designed for working in areas which are uneven and tracks cannot be laid
• The Shining
Hand Held
• Hand held camera work has been increasingly used in the last thirty years as cameras have become lighter
• The technique gives a senses of urgency, realism and point of view
• The Blair Witch Project