Types of Camera Movement

MEANING THROUGH MOTION

1. Static / Fixed Shot

2. Dolly Shot

3. Zoom Shot

4. Dolly Zoom Shot

5. Pan Shot

6. Tilt Shot

7. Whip Pan Shot

8. Whip Tilt Shot

9. Tracking Shot

10. Crab Shot

11. Arc Shot

The way a camera moves can give meaning to what's happening on screen.
You can burst into a room, drone over from on high, pan with a head turn,
and dolly-zoom for any revelation.

CAMERA MOVEMENT DEFINITION

What is camera movement?

Camera movement is a powerful filmmaking tool employed to modify

the relationship between the subject and the camera frame, with the goal of
altering viewer's perspective of space and time for a more impactful and
visceral visual storytelling.

Camera moves set auteur directors out from the pack and wind up defining
their visual style. But how can you plan all these camera movements so
your story stays consistent from scene to scene?
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TYPES OF SHOTS IN FILM
Static Shot or Fixed Shot

When there’s no movement (i.e. locked camera aim) it’s called a static
shot. These camera shots emphasize the appearance and movement of your
subject against its environment, and are predominantly captured by being
placed on a tripod or a dolly that remains static during the shot.

Static shots work well in every genre, but they're nice for comedy because
the actor’s performance and dialogue is often the focus.

Static Shot Example in Step Brothers

TYPES OF SHOTS MOVEMENT
Camera Dolly Shot

A dolly shot is where the camera is affixed to a mechanism called a dolly,

which is a specialized push-cart built to handle heavy cinema cameras. A
dolly will often have areas to attach seats for the camera operator and
assistant camera operators to pull focus and control the camera.

Types of Shots in Film: Chapman Dolly UK

A dolly most commonly will be placed on tracks, and the vast majority of
professional dollies have either a hydraulic or even a pneumatic head that
can jib up and down during operation.

CAMERA ZOOM EXAMPLE IN MOVIES

Zoom Lens Shot

Zoom shots are camera shots that change the focal length of the lens
during the shot. This action can be a zoom out, or a zoom in, but they are
different from a push in (or dolly in) because the camera is rarely changing
positions, but simply altering the focal length of the zoom lens.

A good way to remember this is that the camera does not zoom, but rather
the lens zooms. Now, your iPhone might be able to do a "digital zoom"
which is actually just reducing the image quality by moving in on an
already captured image which is a huge faux pas in pro filmmaking.