Wednesday 1 December 2010

Exemplifying Camera Movements

Panning Shot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds9LTr_m0Y8

Movement of the camera from left to right or right to left around the imaginary vertical axis that runs through the camera. This example shows the camera in the same position whilst pivoting round to show the whole setting instead of just a frame of the shot. As this is a setting of the sea the panning shot is very slow movement however panning shots also work well with fast moving shots to show the impact of how fast e.g a car is driving.


Tracking Shot


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCG6CMFbPiI&playnext=1&list=PLA820016E4EE77D57&index=30

Tracking shot/dollying shot is the terms used for a shot when the camera is being moved by means of wheels.
The movement is normally quite fluid and the tracking can be either fast or slow. Depending on the speed of what the camera is following. In this example of Pulp Fiction the tracking shot follows the character and uses different angles within this shot which shows the setting as well as being in direction on the main character which focusing on.

Wipe Pan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLKxiOaTnO4&feature=player_embedded


An optical effect in which an image appears to "wipe-off" or push aside the proceeding image ,normally used as a transition from one scene to another or to show a change in time. Very common in the 1930s; less so today. Within this example the camera shot goes from one setting to another using wipe pan,quite fast however theses are most used in faster scenes example car races the wipe pan will go from one car to another.

Aerial Shot

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPutHJ4qCss

A shot taken from a crane, plane, or helicopter. Not necessarily a moving shot.
Within this example the director has used this type of camera shot filming directly above the subject to show what the subject is doing as any other angle would not show the scene to its advantage.
Worms-eye view


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtdK_4V4BH8&feature=player_embedded


A worm's-eye view is a view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm; the opposite of a bird's-eye view. A worms eye view is used commonly for third perspective when you put one vanishing point on top one on the left and one on the right.This is an example of a worm's eye shot in slow motion. The shot shows the ball in a better position as we see the ball when it leaves the floor and it gradually turns into a long shot this shows the intensity of the shot. Worm's eye view shots are generally used to emphasize the subject.

Crash Zoom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd_-vGQrL-8


An extremely fast zoom in, usually done with the manual zoom. The example shows a fast shot of the world zooming into what the subject is about showing the surroundings before meeting the subject.

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