These super 8 cameras were some of the first widely-used video cameras… and they just so happened to feature a zoom button/slider – something that was not so common back then.īack then, when there were only a few buttons on your camera, you wanted to try them all out to see what they did. Think super 8 cameras – remember all of those old home videos you’ve seen with the moving border on the side – what’s one thing you always notice? Dad always zoomed in or out while capturing the family memories.
This perspective goes all the way back to the start of motion picture films. It all just depends on your own preference.Īnother well-known camera ‘movement’ is zooming in or out. Obviously it won’t be perfectly smooth, but sometimes the handheld motion will help amplify the song that you are shooting for. I, on the other hand, advocate for trying all of these motions handheld. Because of this, many filmmakers will avoid rolling movements unless they have a stabilizer or crane. With a stabilizer or crane you will get smooth, crisp rolling motions that can make your production value go way up. Many directors and cinematographers have found this rolling movement to be overused, but when it’s used properly it can really enhance a scene.Īlso, something to note for this roll movement is the difference between shooting handheld, with a stabilizer, or with a crane. Rolling can turn any dull scene for a music video into something interesting and engaging. This is one of our favorite movements for music videos – the roll. Instead of the rounded out motion of panning, you’ll keep your camera fixed perpendicular to your subject and truck side to side, similar to driving a truck forward or backward and only looking out of the side window. ‘Trucking’ is nearly the same as ‘Pedestal’ however, instead of up/down, you’ll be moving side to side. This movement is similar to ‘Tilting’, but instead of tilting up or down, you will fix your camera so that it’s perpendicular from your subject, and move the whole camera up/down. The next camera movements on our list are called ‘Pedestal’ and ‘Truck.’ For this first movement, ‘Pedestal,’ you’ll keep your camera on one vertical axis, and move up or down to show your subject.
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