camera work
How shots look
Camera work is the art and technique of operating a camera during filming or photography.
It encompasses movement, framing, focus, and angles—all the decisions that determine what viewers see and how they see it.
Good camera work enhances storytelling; shaky or awkward camera work distracts from it.
The documentary's intimate camera work brought viewers into the subjects' lives.
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- close upTight-framed shot
- wide angleBroad focal perspective
- depth of fieldZone of acceptable sharpness
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
dolly shot · crane shot · ISO · pan · composition · aperture · rack focus · lighting design · natural light · visual narrative · documentary filmmaking · handheld · long take · photojournalism · wildlife photography · shutter speed · tracking shot · motion blur
- filmmovies, film, filmmaking, cinematography, film editing
- filming and photographingphotography, cinematography, videography, film production, video recording
- Filmmakingfilm director, camcorder, directing, script, editing
- media productionstreaming, video production, audio production, radio, film production
- cinematographylens, shot, shots, lighting, exposure
- Visual Productioncinematography, photography studio, film studio, video editing, photo editing
camera workacting
Temporarily holding position
performance · sound design · dialogue · screenplay · script