Camera movements like panning, tracking, dollying, tilting, elevating, and zooming in/out allow films to have variety by changing the camera's position and perspective. Panning involves turning the stationary camera left or right, tracking moves the camera along with a moving subject, and dollying smoothly moves the camera forward or backward on tracks. Tilting turns the stationary camera up or down, elevating raises or lowers the camera position using a crane, and zooming makes objects appear closer or further from the lens even when the camera is stationary. These techniques are used to follow subjects, reveal environments, convey emotions, and emphasize sizes and distances.

1. Camera
Movements
Kiran Raza

2. Another way to give films variety is for
the camera to move…..Here are some
camera movements
Panning Dollying
Tracking
Tilting
Zooming
Elevating In/Out.

3. Panning
This is when the camera
stays in the same
position but turns left or
right. This is to follow a
subject or show the
difference between two
objects. These work
well with panoramic
shots and filming.

4. Tracking
This is when the camera
change its position by
moving left or right. The
camera move along with
eh action, generally
following a moving
figure or object.
Tracking is good for
portraying movement or
the journey of a
character.

5. Dollying
This is when the camera
changes its position by
moving it forwards or
backwards, the camera
is set on tracks or
wheels. This is to follow
an object smoothly to
get a unique perspective
in some movies
directors combine the
dolly and zoom effect
for a real sense of doom.
The shots convey a real
sense of tension feeling
of vertigo

6. Tilting
This is when the camera stays in the same
position but turns up or down. Like panning
this is used to follow a subject or show the top or
bottom of a stationary object. With a tilt you can
also see how high something is to emphasize its
enormity or grandness.

7. Elevating
This is when the camera changes its position by
moving up or down. The camera is elevated
above the action using a crane to give a general
overview. It may also be done to reveal a sense of
isolation, by emphasizing the height.

8. Zooming
In/Out
Even when the camera is stationary it
can appear to move closer or further
from its subject buy using a special
ring or lever on the lens.
The zoom out is used to bring objects
at a distance closer to the lens, or to
show size and
perspective.