shot movement examples

PAN (LEFT/RIGHT):

WIKIPEDIA – ‘In cinematography and photography panning means swivelling a still or video camera horizontally from a fixed position. This motion is similar to the motion of a person when they turn their head on their neck from left to right.’

TRACK (OUT/IN):

MASTERCLASS.COM – ‘In cinematography, a tracking shot is any shot in which the camera physically moves sideways, forward, or backward through the scene. Tracking shots usually last longer than other shots, follow one or more moving subjects, and immerse the audience in a particular setting’

DOLLYING VS TRUCKING:

MASTERCLASS.COM – ‘Two common types of tracking shots are dollying and trucking. A dolly shot is when the camera is moved forward or backward along a track. A truck shot is when the camera is moved left or right.’

CRAB (LEFT/RIGHT):

WWW.MEDIACOLLEGE.COM – ‘The term crabbing shot is a less-common version of tracking, trucking and/or dollying. These terms are more or less interchangeable, although dollying tends to mean in-and-out movement whereas the others tend to mean side-to-side movement at a constant distance from the action.’

ZOOM OUT/IN (LENS):

STUDIOBINDER.COM – ‘A zoom shot is when the focal length of a camera lens is adjusted to give the illusion of moving closer or further away from the subject. Zoom shots are done with a zoom lens, which have variable focal lengths. The most typical camera zoom types are the “zoom in” and “zoom out,” but it can also be combined with a dolly shot to create a “dolly zoom.” 

PED (UP/DOWN):

OXFORDREFERENCE.COM – ‘In film and video, a track where the camera moves in a vertical direction (along the y-axis). Ped-up and ped-down shots involve motion parallax which creates a feeling of depth, as the relative occlusion of foreground and background elements dynamically changes in the frame

TILT (UP/DOWN):

STUDIOBINDER.COM – ‘A tilt shot is shot that uses a cinematographic technique called tilting in which the camera stays fixed but rotates up and down on a vertical plane. Tilting is similar to the motion of an individual raising or lowering their heads. This is different than the panning of a camera which also sits on a fixed but moves left to right. Equipment like a tilt-shift lens enables this vertical camera motion.

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