Camera Movements

Camera movement is an important part of film making; as it makes in interesting and enjoyable to the viewers. There are particular types of these movements that are used most commonly, yet are effective and a major part of making a good piece of video or film.

• Zoom In 
• Zoom Out
• Tilt
• Dutch Tilt
• Hitchcock Zoom
• Dolly Shot (Tracking or Trucking)
• Pan
• Swish Pan

I found a specific video which I'll link here, which I found somewhat useful when hearing about camera movements for the first time, so to speak.

Camera Movements in Use

After watching this video; I'm now going to link a specific movie scene to each of the camera movement types; giving a somewhat clearer idea of wha each of these camera movements play out like, and also what genres they work best in.

ZOOM IN

Jaws has this specific scene, which used a simple zoom in, yet for the year this movie was produced; it is very effective and along with the sound and what is occurring in this specific moment of the movie.

ZOOM OUT

Contact includes a very effective scene, which I rather like. This specific scene has a zoom out, though it could somewhat be a tracking scene, in other ways. It makes this specific scene very effective and definitely dramatic at the same time.

TILT & DUTCH TILT

Camera Shots and Camera Angles

TYPES OF SHOT

• Cut In (CI)
• Extreme Close Up (ECU)
• Close Up (CU)
• Medium Close Up (MCU)
• Medium Shot (MS)
• Medium Long Shot (MLS)
• Long Shot (LS)
• Extreme Long Shot (ELS)

CAMERA ANGLES

• Birds Eye
• High Angle
• Worms Eye
• Low Angle
• Dutch Tilt

EDITING

Editing Shots together is also an important skill to learn. Though this isn't the best piece of editing, it still shows the use of editing music in, adding transitions; whilst also showing the different types of shots and angles, as well as a few examples of camera movements, such as the pan at the start.