{"id":94,"date":"2023-06-26T20:27:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/navigatingstudent\/chapter\/camera-shots-camera-movement-and-combining-techniques\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T20:10:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:10:46","slug":"camera-shots-camera-movement-and-combining-techniques","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/navigatingstudent\/chapter\/camera-shots-camera-movement-and-combining-techniques\/","title":{"raw":"Camera Shots: Camera Movement and Combining Techniques","rendered":"Camera Shots: Camera Movement and Combining Techniques"},"content":{"raw":"Unlike in comics or still photos, some visual media let you move the camera during a single shot. This can be done either by actually moving the camera itself or by changing the lenses to shrink or enlarge the image.\r\n

CAMERA MOVEMENT<\/h1>\r\n \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/yRI3ha3yg3c\r\n\r\nSelect this link to access a video description for people who are blind or low-vision.<\/a>\r\n\r\nIn a zoom<\/strong>, the camera changes magnification so that the image seems closer or further away.\r\n\r\nWhy might the [pb_glossary id=\"1460\"]director [\/pb_glossary]or [pb_glossary id=\"1461\"]cinematographer [\/pb_glossary]have chosen to zoom in on the woman at the end of this scene?\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/JZOouFmWrvA\r\n\r\nSelect this link to access a video description for people who are blind or low-vision.<\/a>\r\n\r\nIn a pan<\/strong>, the camera swivels left or right. How does the pan in this scene emphasize what the woman is feeling?\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/-pHLx15EHVo\r\n\r\nSelect this link to access a video description for people who are blind or low-vision.<\/a>\r\n\r\nIf the camera moves, it's called a dolly<\/strong> shot. A dolly shot that follows a character is called a tracking <\/strong>shot. Why might the director or cinematographer have chosen to track the man in the hat as he walks to the woman's front door and then goes into her house?\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/y73PKRVGrs0\r\n\r\nSelect this link to access a video description for people who are blind or low-vision.<\/a>\r\n\r\nIn a tilt,<\/strong> the swivels up or down. How does the tilt in this scene create tension? How does it strengthen the effect of the high angle shot?\r\n

Combining techniques<\/h1>\r\nAs we saw in the last shot, media makers often combine <\/strong>camera distance, angle and movement to achieve a particular effect.\r\n\r\nTake a look at this shot, which is from near the beginning of the movie. What techniques are used here? How do they help to tell the story or affect how we feel about what's happening?\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/AOMGYZNsXuQ\r\n\r\nSelect this link to access a video description for people who are blind or low-vision.<\/a>","rendered":"

Unlike in comics or still photos, some visual media let you move the camera during a single shot. This can be done either by actually moving the camera itself or by changing the lenses to shrink or enlarge the image.<\/p>\n

CAMERA MOVEMENT<\/h1>\n

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