Camera movement

There are different types of camera movement that can be used to show different emotions/ shots during a media text.

For example:

Panning (right/left)- The camera stays in a fixed position but turns.

Crabbing (left/right/)-The whole of the camera moves.

Tracking (in/out)- The whole camera moves closer or further from the scene, like it's rolling on a skateboard.

Zooming (in/out)- The lens zooms in or out.

Pedding (up/down)- The whole camera moves us or down.

Tilting (up/down)-  The camera tilts up or down.

Below is a clip that uses tracking to intensify the scene and show the emotion of the characters. It is very subtle but adds a lot of tension to the scene.

Another clip that demonstrates different sues of camera movement is a clip from Jaws known as 'get out of the water', at one point in this clip the camera zooms out and tracks in at the same time to create a unusual effect that we don't usually see. The use of this is to show the emotion on his face when he realises there is a shark in the water, it creates the effect of time slowing down and him realising what has just occurred.

An example of a movie where the camera is hand held is from the film 'The Bourne identity', the use of holding the camera during the scene adds movement which makes the whole fight scene appear more exciting and face paced.

From this clip we can see that the hand held camera creates a lot more atmosphere, this compares to a clip titled 'the worst movie scene' which doesn't use camera movement to it's advantage and creates an awkward, unrealistic and slightly boring fight scene.