Camera Movements

MULTIMEDIA – LESSON 5
 Pan
• PAN: To pivot the camera
horizontally, moving the lens
to the left (pan left) or to the
right (pan right).

• NOTE: Unlike the trucking

shot, the camera does not
move from its position on the
tripod.
 Pan

Talent

Pan Left Pan Right

Camera
 Tilt
• TILT: To pivot the
camera vertically,
moving the lens up
and down.
• Camera does not
move from its
position on the
tripod.
 Tilt

Tilt Up

Camera
Camera Talent

Tilt Down
 Dolly/Truck
• DOLLY: To move the camera
and its dolly toward the
subject (dolly in) or away from
the subject (dolly out.)
• TRUCK: To move the camera
and its dolly to the left (truck
left) or to the right (truck
right).
• NOTE: The camera (and its
tripod) is being moved.
 Dolly/Truck
Talent

Dolly In

Truck Left Truck Right

Camera

Dolly Out (or

Back)
Camera is on a
“Dolly”
 Truck/Crane Shot

FROM THE SET OF "AT THE PEAK OF THE HILL"

 Basic Camera Angles

MacDonald
Media
Literacy
 High Angle
The camera is
positioned above
the subject, looking
down.
Makes the subject
seem smaller.
 Low Angle
The camera
is
positioned
below the
subject,
looking up.
Makes the
subject
seem larger.
See you later at 9:45AM for a short quiz
In the next few slides, name the
shot, angle, or camera movement.
 1. Name the Shot

The Golden Compass, New Line Pictures

2. Name the Shot

Captain Jack
 3. Name the Shot

Nicole Kidman, The Golden Compass, New Line Pictures

 4. Name the Shot

Russell Crowe as Maximus, Gladiator

 5. Name the Shot

Johnny Depp, Sleepy Hollow

6. Name the Shot

Troy, Warner Bros. Pictures

7. Name the Angle

The Golden Compass

 8. Name the Shot

Russell Crowe,
3:10 to Yuma,
Focus Pictures
9. Camera Movement?

John Ford directing The Searchers

10. Name the Angle

Rear Window, Alfred Hitchcock

11-15. Enumerate 5 steps on how to make
subjects stand out.
16-20.Enumerate key steps for editing your
photos.
Assignment
• Working with a partner, fill out the “Camera
Shots Quiz”.
• Each of you will hand in this quiz to the
“Classwork” bin.
• You have 10 Minutes.