Download - Camera Movements and Supports

Camera MovementsCamera Movementsandand

SupportsSupports

Camera SupportsCamera Supports

ShoulderShoulder- The most basic support - The most basic support also the most flexiblealso the most flexible

MonopodMonopod- -

A single pole A single pole

on which you on which you

can mountcan mount

the camerathe camera


TripodTripod- -

A three-legged A three-legged

camera mountcamera mount

Includes legs, head,Includes legs, head,

quick release plate,quick release plate,

pan and tilt armpan and tilt arm


PedestalPedestal- -

Heavy camera Heavy camera

dolly that permits dolly that permits

raising and lowering raising and lowering

the camera while on airthe camera while on air


DollyDolly- Camera support on wheels - Camera support on wheels that enables the camera to move in that enables the camera to move in all directionsall directions

Special Camera SupportsSpecial Camera Supports

Car Mounts-Car Mounts- A bracket made A bracket made for the camera for the camera with suction cups with suction cups attached that can attached that can be secured to a be secured to a window or the window or the side of a carside of a car


SteadicamSteadicam- - A mount worn A mount worn by the camera by the camera operator that operator that uses various uses various springs to absorb springs to absorb the wobbles and the wobbles and jitters while you jitters while you move with a cameramove with a camera

Special Camera SupportsSpecial Camera Supports

JibJib- Allows for all camera movements - Allows for all camera movements while camera is attached to a long while camera is attached to a long armarm


Robotic Pedestal-Robotic Pedestal-

A motor driven A motor driven

pedestal and pedestal and

mounting head mounting head

that is guided bythat is guided by

a computerized a computerized

systemsystem

Camera MovementsCamera Movements

TiltTilt- The movement of the lens of the - The movement of the lens of the camera up and downcamera up and down

PanPan- The movement of the lens of the - The movement of the lens of the camera left to rightcamera left to right

CantCant- - Tilting the shoulder mounted Tilting the shoulder mounted camera sidewayscamera sideways


BoomBoom- To move the entire camera up - To move the entire camera up and downand down

DollyDolly- Moving the camera toward or - Moving the camera toward or away from the scene on a mobile camera away from the scene on a mobile camera mountmount

Truck or Track-Truck or Track- Moving the camera Moving the camera left or right on a mobile camera mountleft or right on a mobile camera mount


ArcArc- To move the camera on a dolly - To move the camera on a dolly in a slightly curved movementin a slightly curved movement

ZoomZoom- Changing the focal length of - Changing the focal length of the lens through the use of camera the lens through the use of camera zoom controlzoom control