1. EMC / JOUR 3000
INTRO TO MOTION
PICTURES
Edward Bowen
Inside the Shot Part 2
Movement

3. Technology of Motion Pictures
Camera Movement
• Pan / Tilt – You remain in your seat, at rest, but are able to look
around rather than forced to view through a stationary window

4. Technology of Motion Pictures
Camera Movement
• Pan - Camera swivels horizontally from a fixed axis.

5. Technology of Motion Pictures
Camera Movement
• Pan - Camera swivels horizontally from a fixed axis.
http://vimeo.com/1904690

7. Technology of Motion Pictures
Camera Movement
• Pan - Camera swivels horizontally from a fixed axis.
“Jaws” (1975) Steven Spielberg

8. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement.
• Tilt - Camera swivels vertically from a fixed axis.

9. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Tilt - Camera swivels vertically from a fixed axis.
http://vimeo.com/35618823

10. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Tilt - Camera swivels vertically from a fixed axis. “The Stendhal
Syndrome” (1996) Dario Argento
http://vimeo.com/35618823

11. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Tilt - Camera swivels vertically from a fixed axis. “Inception”
(2010) Christopher Nolan
http://youtu.be/66TuSJo4dZM

12. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Zoom – You remain in your seat, at rest, but are able to magnify
or lessen your field of view.

13. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Zoom – Magnification or reduction of an image optically, without
moving the camera. Adjusting from wide to telephoto or visa
versa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cyfnkyRavI

14. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Zoom – Magnification or reduction of an image optically, without
moving the camera. Adjusting from wide to telephoto or visa
versa. “The Stendhal Syndrome” (1996) Dario Argento
http://youtu.be/rE55yguqJdo

15. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Zoom – Magnification or reduction of an image optically, without
moving the camera. Adjusting from wide to telephoto or visa
versa. “As The World Turns” (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn2IiRyD70Q

19. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot. Camera moves forward or
backwards or to the side. Usually on wheels; often on track.

20. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot. You get up out of your chair
and move through space, forwards, backwards, paralleling,
following, preceding. “Day for Night” (1973) Francois Truffaut
http://youtu.be/Tty1zHKNp6o

21. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot. You get up out of your chair
and move through space, forwards, backwards, paralleling,
following, preceding.
http://youtu.be/Tty1zHKNp6o

22. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot. “Jules and Jim” (1962)
Francois Truffaut
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index/?o_cid=mediaroomlink&cid=245567

25. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot.
http://vimeo.com/28202383

26. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot. “Endorphin”
(2009) Michael J. Sirois
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRGdFU-DS7U

27. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot. “Jaws” (1975) Steven Spielberg

28. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot. “Sunrise” (1927) F.W. Murnau

29. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot. “Sunrise” (1927) F.W. Murnau

30. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot. “Casablanca” (1942) Michael
Curtiz

31. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot. “Casablanca” (1942) Michael
Curtiz

32. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot.
• Dolly/Zoom: Dollying and Zooming the lens at the same time.
• “La Haine” (1995) Mathieu Kassovitz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv41W6iyyGs

33. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot.
• Dolly/Zoom (Vertigo Shot): Dollying and Zooming the lens at the
same time. “Jaws” (1975) Steven Spielberg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svEPWBxpYjo

34. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot.
• Dolly/Zoom (Vertigo shot): Dollying and Zooming the lens at the
same time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPBYOIetRdw

35. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Dolly (Traveling of Tracking) shot.
• Dolly/Zoom (Vertigo Shot): Dollying and Zooming the lens at the
same time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vm54QL8iZc

36. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement.
• Crane Shot: You leave your seat and move through space,
unencumbered by gravity, forwards, backwards, paralleling,
following, preceding, ascending, descending. “Day for Night”
1973 Francois Truffaut

37. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement.
• Crane Shot: Shot taken from a mobile device that can move
forward and backward and up and down. “The Formorian”
(2007) Aideen McCarthy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK2U-LXXQ6k

38. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement.
• Crane Shot: Shot taken from a mobile device that can move
forward and backward and up and down. “Gone With The Wind”
(1939) Victor Fleming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWShydqVGfI

39. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Crane Shot: Shot taken from a mobile device that can move
forward and backward and up and down.
“Notorious” (1946) Alfred Hitchcock

40. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Crane Shot: Shot taken from a mobile device that can move
forward and backward and up and down. “Touch of Evil” (1958)
Orson Welles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg8MqjoFvy4

41. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Crane Shot: Shot taken from a mobile device that can move
forward and backward and up and down.
“High Noon” (1952) Fred Zinnemann
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/247745/High-Noon-Movie-Clip-
Frank-Miller.html

42. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Crane Shot: Shot taken from a mobile device that can move
forward and backward and up and down. “Singin’ in the Rain”
(1952) Kelly and Donen

43. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Crane Shot: Shot taken from a mobile device that can move
forward and backward and up and down. “Singin’ in the Rain”
(1952) Kelly and Donen

45. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Aerial Shot: Shot taken from a helicopter, airplane, or other
flying device. “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994) Frank
Darabont
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyDifF2_Csk

46. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Steadicam – No wheels, no platform
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXQP3mlPA_s

47. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Steadicam
http://vimeo.com/9035023

48. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Steadicam “Snake Eyes’ (1998) Brian DePalma
http://vimeo.com/3235512

50. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Hand-held – “Faces” (1968) John Cassavetes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9595kcSEc4A

52. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Hand-held – “Green Zone” (2009) Paul Greenglass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkTpAYrLcOo

53. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• Hand-held – “Cloverfield” (2008) Matt Reeves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufYF0f-zMgY

54. Technology of Motion Pictures
Intrashot Communication - Camera Movement
• “Following” An Essay by Matt Zoller Seitz
http://www.thelmagazine.com/newyork/following/Content?oid=1185679