Functions of Camera Movement

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Functions of Camera Movement

Camera Movement
  • This can reveal dramatic information by enlarging the viewer's field of view.
  • Able to narrow and focus attention on significant objects.
Motivated and Unmotivated Movement
  • Motivated Movement = Prompted by characters and events in the film, such as when the camera follows a moving character or reframes the shots to reveal another character.
  • Unmotivated Movement = Those that pertain to the filmmaker's commentary on characters and events.
Movements
  • Zoom = Using the camera to magnify the subject or widen the subject. Here is an example from 'Jaws'.
    Image result for zoom in film
  • Pan = Allows the viewer to follow the action from left to right. Here is an example from YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iadPLGxnYCc
  • Tilt = Tilt up and down
    Image result for tilt shot in film

  • Whip Pan and Tilt = An extreme fast movement of the camera from side to side or up and down
    Image result for whip pan and tilt shot in film
  • Dolly = When you move the camera backwards and forwards, typically on a track or motorized vehicle.
    Image result for dolly in film

  • Dolly Zoom = Changes your perspective on the scene

Image result for dolly zoom in film

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