Camera movement and composition
- 1. Camera movement and composition
- 2. Panning To move side to side either by the left or right way. This is to focus on a subject or create a panoramic effect.
- 3. Tilt • To move a camera up or down on a vertical axis which is placed on a stand. This is focused on a subject.
- 4. Tracking • Tracking is where the camera is connected to a cart. It follows the action being shown, parralel or in line with it. This is normally used for capturing a moving character or vechile.
- 5. Dolly • Dolly is where the camera is mounted on a track and follows the action as the camera is moving vertically. It follows a certain subject by swaying to the left in which the camera will be infront of it or right in which it will be behind it. This is normally used for a moving character or vechile.
- 6. Crane • A crane is a shot in the air using a piece of equipment in which the camera is attached to it. It is a good way of moving the camera around.
- 7. Steadycam • Is a mechnical device which is noramlly attached to the camera operator which is use to shoot steady shots in which the operator is isolated in movement of the camera.
- 8. Hand-held • The camera is placed in the operators hand in which it can create a jerky or unsteady image so it gives a immediate impact.
- 9. Zoom • In which the camera is closing in closer to a subject. This is to show the character's emotion or see the subject matter from a closer eye view.
- 10. Reverse zoom • Reverse zoom is basically opposite to zooming in which the camera zooms outwards of a subject. This creating a sudden effect and showing the background image.
- 11. Composition: Focus Pull • A focus pull is a camera technique used to show a subject in focus or not. This would normally start off focusing on a plant in the frame and then switching the focus towards a person in the background.
- 12. Rule of thirds • The rule of thirds is the image/video that is split into 9 separated sections divided in line. This acts as a guide to framing the image and shows different parts of the image from top to bottom.
- 13. Depth of field • This is when the lens is focused on a subject at a distance and the other subject that are not at a distance are out of distance.
- 14. Shallow focus • Shallow focus is when it focuses on a subject close towards the lenses and the background is out of focused it is incorporated through depth of field 3/19/2013