camera movement

Dolly or tilt

Camera movement is any motion of the camera during filming—panning, tilting, tracking, zooming, or handheld work.

Filmmakers use camera movement to follow action, reveal information, create mood, or guide viewer attention: The slow dolly-in heightened the tension.

Static shots keep the camera fixed; dynamic shots put it in motion.

Related
  • panShallow cooking vessel
  • tiltAngular deviation from level
  • zoomRapid movement or magnification
  • dolly zoomSimultaneous zoom and track
  • dollyWheeled moving platform

slow pan · tracking · tracking shot · crane · crane shot · steadicam · long take · handheld · sweep · glide · follow · push · push in · pull · pull out · orbit · arc · whip

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Opposites
motion vs. stillness

camera movementfixed camera

Immobile recording apparatus

still camera · fixed position

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