Types of Camera Movements.

 Here are some of the most used camera movements used to shoot in films.

1.Static:

 No camera movement at all. the camera maintains its fixed position. Great for dialogue scenes, precise compositions, or show a performance in its whole. It can also be used to trap a character and show constraint and helplessness. 

2.Pan:

Panning is rotating the camera left or right, while maintaining its fixed position. Often used to follow a character's actions, or reveal information. Slow pans can build anticipation , while a fast and rapid pan hypes the energy of the shot, called whip pans. 

-Whip Pan: 

Rapid pans that can bring excitement in the viewer and can show relation among two audience or information, almost like a cut, except with a quick swing of the camera instead of another shot.

3.Tilt: 

Directing the camera upward or downward is called a tilt. It can also be used to reveal information , like a character, setting, or scale. Can be used in establishing shots, when revealing and setting a location.

4.Push In:

Moving the camera inward, towards a subject is called a push in. This emphasizes an important moment. Push in on objects can reveal details and directs the audience's attention to it. Its an effective way to communicate internal conflict in a character, revealing the pressure of the thought process, elevating tension.

5.Pull Out:

The opposite of a push in, hence used to deemphasize on a subject, almost slowly disconnecting from the characters. Or, it can also build anticipation by slowly unveiling the setting of a scene , or its characters. Pulling out can impose negative emotions like isolation, or abandonment too. 

6.Zoom:

Directing attention to a subject without moving the camera, but altering the focal length of the lens, by either zooming in or zooming out. It can reveal context around a subject. It can draw attention to a specific detail. Can cause unease if slowly done, often in horror films.

-Crash Zoom:

A variant of zoom is called the crash zoom, used to create a dramatic, or even comedic effect, due to its fast speed.

7.Dolly Zoom: 

Utilizes both the dolly camera movement, and the lens zoom, to create the "vertigo" effect. Can be used both ways, either moving the camera away from the subject while simultaneously zooming in , or moving the camera towards a subject while simultaneously zooming out. This create distortion in the background for either a positive , or a negative psychological effect.

8.Camera Roll:

Turning the camera on its long axis in a circular way, while maintaining the direction of the lens , hence disconcerting and unsettling our equilibrium. 

9.Tracking:

Tracking physically moves the camera with a moving subject, as in following or leading them. Unlike push ins and push outs , they don’t move towards or away from the subject, but move with the subjects. This generates curiosity of what will happen next, since the audience and character are going through the situation from the same angle. 

10.Trucking:

When a camera moves laterally left or right, it’s considered a trucking shot. The camera follows a subject sideways, revealing information or action in a pace balanced with the subject. It can be engaging since the characters and actions are all within the shot. 

11.Boom:

Moving the camera upwards or downwards , vertically. Small boom shots are commonly used to reveal information. Large boom shots can catch characters in action , or showing the world surrounding them.

12.Arc:

When the camera moves around the subject, it creates an arc shot. It emphasizes on a subject from all directions. Typically horizontal, but can be vertical too. Arc shots add dynamic movement, while centralizing the subject. 

13.Random (Hand Held):

When the camera is controlled randomly and in the hands of a camera man without any precision. Often added subtly for a more subjective effect, and adds a raw touch to the shot , making it look like the scene is happening in real time, and unplanned.