Camera Movements

Camera Movements

Tilt

A tiled shot is a camera movement best used on a tripod. It is
very good at capturing things such as big buildings or even to reveal a character. When using a tripod, tilt would be used to either move up to down or most commonly from bottom to top. Tilt can be really effective when using it so show the height of something as it really emphasises how big it really is. When revealing a character is can really create tension.


Panning

Panning is another movement that would work really well on a tripod. It is very good at following a movement very smoothly. The difference between tracking and panning is that the camera just pivots when panning, whereas the camera in tracking is actually following an object.


Handheld

A handheld camera has many benefits to film making. It is much cheaper to use and can allow some free movements that a tripod couldn't. People also believe that handheld cameras are better at collecting natural surround sounds whereas microphones may be used in other cases and pic up individual sounds.
For people with low budgets a handheld camera is much more efficient  and can still do a decent job.


Zoom

With zoom there is no actual camera movements.  The only thing that actually changes is the focal length. It is very clear on a phone... you don't see the phone stretch forward or change, it is only the lens. The zoom adds a better focus on things within certain distances depending on the quality of the camera.