Introduction of Camera Movement in Film Preliminary Exercise

 Camera Movement

   During the pre-production, and filming stages of a moving picture, it is crucial to implement tools which enhance your final piece. During this course, I have learned and put into action several techniques will be used in my film project. One of them, is called camera movement. As the cameramen, directors, and producers work together to input the different methods, camera movement becomes one of the most useful tools to shift the focus of an audience by drawing attention towards visual information in a movie! 

   But before researching I have to ask first: What is camera movement? Camera movement is an enforced technique which changes the frame, along with perspective through the lens. Two directors which inspired me to join this course is one, Jordan Peele which made the movies: nope, us, and the film get out. One frame that sparked towards me was when the protagonist was featured in an extreme close up shot of his horrified emotion (which is featured below). Not only did this shot become one of the most powerful climaxes during the movie, but also was one of the most known frames of the movie. Another famous director is Tim Burton, who made films such as Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, and Charlie and the Chocolate factory. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has a master shot view of Willy Wonka's factory.

 Prior to this lesson, I was familiar with the methods of static instilling a shot in place and zooming into an object. These methods were self-explanatory, compared to other methods my partner Su-Young and I realized when we created our camera movement graphic organizer! This organizer presents all the tools that will be used in the film we create.