Cinematography – Moving the Camera

So in this lesson you are going to need to move the camera, whilst filming.

So, smoothly does it…here is your list of shots for today…

Shot No Shot Size Camera Movement Descriptions
1 MLS Pan Character walks into frame and pan to follow through a door, keep lead space.
2 MCU (High Angle) Tilt Character sits down (slow and nervous) camera tilt follows
3 MS Crab Character leans against wall looking bored. Start and end with character out of frame.
4 MCU to LS Dolly / Track Out Character sits on wall, looking anxious
5 LS to MCU Dolly / Track In Character sits on wall, looking relaxed
6 LS to MCU Zoom In Character sits on wall, looking confused
7 MCU Ped Down Parked Car / Truck
8 LS Roll Person staggers from one side of corridor to another, along with camera roll.
9 CU (low angle) – ELS (high angle) Crane Character sitting in corner, looks off frame and then down at the ground, when head down start crane.
INDEPENDENT STUDY

  1. Watch this video.
  2. Add to your collage of different shots from this video and label them with the correct camera movement.
    • You will be embedding this collage into your reflective journal ‘Basic Cinematography.’

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