handheld shot
Camera operator's grip
A handheld shot is film or video footage captured with the camera held by the operator rather than mounted on a tripod or stabilizer.
The technique produces visible movement and slight shakiness that can create immediacy, tension, or documentary-style realism: The chase scene used handheld shots to make viewers feel like they were running alongside the characters.
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- shaky camIntentionally unsteady filming style
- camera shakeUnwanted movement during exposure
- cameraImage capturing device
- documentaryFactual film about reality
raw · Blair Witch · unstable · movement · guerrilla · authentic · vérité · wobbly · tracking · operator · grip · steadicam · jittery · intimate · point of view · visceral · found footage · war footage
- camera shotsclose-up, close up, zoom in, zoom out, dolly zoom