Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Camera Movement...

There are many different types of camera movement. The two most common camera movement shots are pan and tilt, these both involve the camera moving from a fixed position. A pan shot is commonly used to show a panorama, this is when the camera goes from left to right or right to left from a fixed axis to show the audience looking from one side to another. One of the earliest films to use this was The Great Train Robbery (1903),this used the pan shot to follow the bandits when they flee the train. A tilt shot is often used to display a big building or something of great magnitude. A tilt shot is when the camera looks up or down from a fixed axis to show the audience looking up and down.
In recent years tracking shots (or dolly shot) have started being integrated into film. This shot is when the camera is propelled along 2 cables on the floor, or even a track resembling that of a train. This basically makes the audience feel as if they are looking into the scene, it can also show what the audience might see if they were turning their head.

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