Pan - The horizontal movement of the camera. The camera is mounted on a tripod and the camera is rotated from left to right to create a pan.
Tilt - The vertical movement of the camera. The camera is mounted on a tripod and the camera is rotated upward and downwards.
Dutch Tilt - The camera is set at an angle so that the shot is composed with vertical lines at an angle. Horizons will not be parallel to the bottom of the frame. This creates suspense to the shot and is used a lot in thrillers and horror films.
Tracking Shot - The camera is mounted on a dolly and follows a Subject/Object keeping the Subject/Object in frame.
Dolly Shot - The camera is mounted on a moving platform, often pushed on rails.
Crane Shot - The shot is taken by a camera mounted on a crane or a jib. This is used for high up shots. For example, from a cliff edge.
Pedestal Shot - The camera moves vertically with respect to the subject. the camera remain flat at all times and doesn't tilt. The camera follows the subject without tilting the camera.
Hand-held Shot - The camera is not mounted on a tripod or any other base. It is held in the operators hands. It is sometimes referred to as "Shaky cam."
Steadicam - This is a stabilizer. It stabilizes the camera so it doesn't shake. This allows smooth shots to be filmed.
Dolly Zoom - This is an effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception and distorts the viewers thoughts and feeling on the shot.
My next post I will be talking about Basic editing.
