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1. Camera Movement Research
Pan
Moving the camera from left to right/right to left from a fixed
position. You can use a tripod to do this and keep the camera more
stable. When the audience is watching, it appears like a ‘pass by’. For
example it could be used to show a car driving past or from the point
of view of someone shaking their head.
Tilt
Tilt is similar to the ‘pan’ camera
movement however instead of
panning side to side, the camera tilts
up and down. For example it is used
to show someone moving their neck
to look up and down
Tracking
The camera moves alongside the object being
recorded. It is often used to follow a vehicle
passing by, and makes it easy for the audience
to follow it. The camera is often mounted on to
a camera dolly, which is then put on to tracks.
This means that the camera will be steadier
and the footage will look a lot more professional.
Crab
Camera movement where the camera operator
walks sideways, as a crab would. Quite similar to
the tracking movement, however is handheld.
Dolly
The dolly camera movement is where the camera either moves in or
moves out, whilst maintaining the zoom. Dolly-in is when the camera
moves in towards the object. Dolly-out is when the camera moves
away from the object.

2. Crane
For this camera movement a crane is used to lift a camera and
sometimes a person to work the camera.
This camera movement will be used to look
down at something on ground level or to
look at something at something high up at
that object’s level.
Pedestal
The pedestal camera movement is moving the camera up/down
without changing its vertical/horizontal axis. The lens itself doesn’t
tilt, the whole camera moves up and down. There are two different
types of the pedestal camera movement: pedestal up is where the
camera moves up and then pedestal down is where the camera is
moved down. An example could be that if
used on a tripod, you would raise or lower
the tripod head. This could be used to
reveal a character from top to bottom and
as a result build suspense for the audience.
Here is an image that depicts the pedestal
up movement. Pedestal down would just be
the exact same, however with the camera
moving down as a
pose to up.
Steadicam
The steadicam is a piece of media
equipment that straps a camera to you and
enables you to move around while filming. A
steadicam will stabilise any footage that is
recorded by removing all of the jerking
around, which results in smoother footage.
Handheld
Instead of using a tripod or steadicam, the
camera is held in the hands of the camera operator. The purpose of
using this technique is that it will provide the audience with a
different point of view for different scenarios. Additionally, the action
can be too fast paced or too unpredictable for the camera to be on a
tripod, therefore causing for the camera to be handheld. The handheld
technique can be used in conjunction with a few of the different

3. camera movements highlighted in this
research piece. An example of where the
handheld camera technique would be
useful is if the camera is looking from the
point of view of a character and
supposedly looking from their eyes, the
footage will be more realistic.
Zoom
The zoom camera movement is one of the most commonly known
camera movements. It is where the lens of a camera is altered to make
the subject appear closer or further away. The majority of modern day
cameras have built in zoom features. There are obviously two types of
the zoom movement: zoom in where the subject become closer and
zoom out where the subject becomes further away. An example of
where the zoom camera movement could be used is to zoom in on a
specific character’s face to show the audience their facial expression.