10/1/2025
Today, my teacher assigned us a project on vocabulary words in film that we should know. We were put in groups, and we have to make a PowerPoint presentation. For our category of vocabulary words, we got camera movement. We have to define words like pan, tilt, track, dolly, crane, steadcam, hand-held, zoom, reverse zoom, and aerial/bird’s eye. Definitions: Pan - a horizontal rotation of the camera, where it moves left and right Tilt - vertical rotation of camera, where it moves up and down Track - the camera follows a subject and moves with it Dolly - when the camera moves towards or away from the subject Crane - when a mechanical arm is used to move the camera Steadcam - absorbs shake by mechanically isolating the operator’s movement, produces smooth tracking shots Hand-held - holding the camera to create an authentic environment and explores the character’s point of view Zoom - when the camera lens is adjusted, focused on the subject without movi...