How Are Movements Used?


Camera movements are used in order to create different emotions in the scene for the viewer. It should emphasize emotion we want to see in the scene, and it should move in relationship to someone or something.

Movements Listed in Video (and how each is used to create emotion)

  • Crane Down (crane shot moving down)
    • This shot moves us into the story by essentially dropping us into the scene.
  • Crane Up (crane shot moving up)
    • This shot gives us a feeling of how small the character is and/or how large the obstacle they must overcome is.
  • Crane High to Low Angle
    • This shot makes the character look opposing and strong, which creates fear and a sense of authority.
  • Handheld Camera Shot
    • This shot can create a feeling of uneasiness or danger by being somewhat shaky and unsettling. It can push the emotion right at the audience. 
  • Quick Pan
    • This shot can change the emotional direction in a scene almost immediately by revealing an obstacle that is dangerous that the character must overcome.
  • Quick Push-In
    • This shot creates a feeling of shock or surprise.
  • Slow Dolly In
    • This shot creates tension and helps us become more intimate with the character in the shot. It can either help us to share the character's emotions or making us feel uncomfortable for them.
  • Slow Dolly Out
    • This shot can make the character look emotionally lost and abandoned, which creates empathy in the audience.
  • Dolly Across
    • This shot shows action or a change of the emotions in a scene. 
  • Glidecam Shot
    • This shot creates an epic and dreamlike sort of feel to the scene, creating a much different emotion as opposed to a handheld camera shot.
  • Glidecam 360 Reveal
    • This shot gives the audience a 'calm before the storm' feeling that surveys the situation and shows that something is coming.
  • Zolly (Dolly + Zoom)
    • This shot keeps the character the same size while making the background look bigger or smaller. It creates an overwhelming emotional feeling, like what's happening to the character is astonishing to them.


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