Joey Brennan
When to Move the Camera
This article tells you a little about the early history of film making and why directors did not move the camera. Most directors did not move the camera in there films because they thought it would make it confusing for people to follow the story line. It is very obvious now that it is very important to have camera movements in your movie, short film, montage, or whatever you may be doing. Of course there are exceptions.
They describe a James Bond film and how the tilt shot is used effectively. This shot allows the viewer to see every foot of his decent. After he leaps they are able to use a number of cameras so you see every foot of his fall. In this article they will tell you about a number of different shots that you can use to really help the effects of your film. One shot that stood out to me that James Cameron is also a fan of is called the Pedestal. They use an example in the terminator where Arnold goes into a bar and takes someones clothes. you do not see him physically take the clothes but it when he is walking outside all you see is his boots. The camera slowly pans up showing you his full attire. An outstanding but very hard to do shot which is called the “zolly.” This shot which Steven Spielburg used in the popular movie jaws allows the character or object to stay in place while the background is moving closer or getting farther away. To do this effect the zoom and the movement must be perfectly nsync. You zoom in while moving the dolly backwards or vice-versa.
This article was very interesting and I actually learned a good amount of new shots.