Tilt
Tilt is very similar to Pan but less common to use as we humans look left and right more often than we look up and down. Tilting is a vertical camera movement, it's when you move the camera lens up or down while keeping its horizontal axis constant. For example, nodding your head up and down is tilting. This shot could be used to show the whole subject from top to bottom or bottom to top in one shot, usually the subject will be the artist as it will sell the artist and help develop their image. You could also use tilt to show how high something is. For example, a slow tilt up a Giant Sequoia tree shows its grandness and enormity.
In able to do the Tilt shot, you will need to place the camera on a tripod, start on a still shot then begin the tilt with the tripod slowly up or down or both and then finish on a still shot.
The Weeknd - False Alarm (Tilt, Pan and Handheld was all used in this music video as first person perspective/POV)
Arc
Arc is a type of camera movement where the camera is moving around the subject in full circle or semi circle. In able to do this, you will need the camera operator to move the camera around the subject while the subject remain in the middle. The purpose of this camera movement is to show the world that revolves around the artist. This camera movement also put artist in the superior position as us audience are the ones who meant to be inspired by them.
To do the arc shot, you'll need the subject to stay in middle of an certain area and then you'll need to walk and film around the artist either full circle or semi-circle, it'll be better if you place your tripod on a dolly and then move around the subject.
Track away
Track away is another camera movement which is when the camera is moving away from the sub while the subject is coming toward to the camera. Using this camera movement will allow you have more freedom rather than just staying still which is very generic and common for an music videos. This effect of this movement is similar to Low angle, Track away can creates the effect as if the camera operator is running away from the artist which make them look powerful, aggressive and dominant.
Track away is done by putting the camera on a dolly and then wheeling it away from the artist as they walk towards the camera.
Dolly in
Dolly in is when the camera is slowly zooming steadily into the subject, this can be done either when you have a camera placed on a dolly and pushing it towards the subject without changing the zoom or can be done using zoom. But using the zoom will change the length of the lens which can introduce wide-angle distortion etc. So it's more preferable to dolly than zoom. This camera movement is used to show importance as the subject will become bigger as the camera moves closer. It can also can be used for dramatic effect.
Some people may used Dolly in to follow an object smoothly to get a unique perspective. Some directors combine the dolly and a zoom shot for a real sense of doom. To do this, the camera lens zooms into the subject at the same time as the camera physically dollies out, and the person in the shot remains the same size, but the background appears to move. It's difficult to master smoothly, but done right, the shot conveys a real sense of tension and feeling of vertigo.
Majid Jordan - Something About You (Arc, Track away, Dolly in were all used in this music video)
Majid Jordan - Small Talk (Dolly out and Zoom were used at the same time which create unique perspective, at 0:48)
Low Angle
Low angle shot are shots that shows the subject from below, which give them the impression of being more powerful or dominant. It's an opposite of high angle shot. To do this angle shot, you put the camera below the artist and aim the camera pointing up at them. This gives the effect to the audience as it show power and intimidation, it's often used to makes the subject look strong and powerful as the angle make them look bigger. This shot angle is very common in hip-hop genre's music videos.
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (Track away was also used)
High Angle
High angle shot are shots that is filmed above the subject, similar to Birds eye view but not so extreme. Also similar to Low angle but the opposite. To able to achieve this shot angle, angled down the camera towards the subject or you could use a crane and elevate the camera above the action/subject.
As high angles make the subject seem smaller, it has the effect of making the subject appear less powerful or less significant. It also used to show weakness or vulnerability of the subject. But in most music videos, the high angle shot are used for other effect, to make the overall music video look more stylish and artistic.
Kendrick Lamar - Alright (High Angle @ 3:18)
Canted or Dutch Angle
Canted/Dutch angle is an camera angle that is purposely slanted to one side. This help creates an interesting and dramatic effects. In order to do Canted/Dutch angle, you must ensure the camera alone or the tripod in which it is placed is tilted to one side.
Crash Zoom
Crash zoom is another camera movement, this is when the camera moves at a fast rate towards the artist or another subject that is something crucial in a shot such as reaction or something that is important for the audience to know when they're watching. In order to do this camera movement, you will need to zoom in fast rapidly and abruptly into whatever you want such as your subject and their reaction etc. It can also be used to create an atmosphere of claustrophobia because the zoom may make the audience feel trapped in a small confined room.
The Weeknd - In The Night
Birds eye view
Birds eye view is when the shot is filled from directly above, this shot allow us audience to view of an object from above as if we were a birds hence the word Birds eye view. This shot is similar to high angle but more extreme, this shot angle put us audience in a godlike position, looking down on the action. In order to get birds eye view, it can either be done by getting on a higher ground such as buildings or by a radio-controlled drone which help carry the camera above the target and film. This type of shot angle could be used as a scene-setting, establishing shot etc.
PARTYNEXTDOOR - Break From Toronto (Handheld was also used) (Birds eye view was used as intro/first shot)
Handheld
Handheld is when you hold the camera without tripod, monopod or other devices you use to hold the camera. It's used to create an amateur shaking effect which is simply done by holding the camera and filming also while moving. The purpose of it is to create an atmosphere of an edgy realism although the camera shakiness can suggest unsteadiness and chaos as the character is being seen in distress. Using handheld will also allow you greater freedom of motion while filming.
In able to do this is basically not to use any camera-holding devices and just use your hand to hold the camera.
PARTYNEXTDOOR - Recognize ft. Drake (Handheld was used as VHS camera)
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