Basic Camerawork: Camera Movements

A director may choose to move action by telling the story as a series of cuts going from one shot to another or they may choose to move the camera with the action. Moving the camera often takes a great deal of time, and makes the action seem slower. These are all the different types of camera movements:

1) Pans

2) Tilts

3) Dolly shots

4) Hand held shots

5) Crane Shots

6) Sled and Vest

Here is a video demonstrating some of these camera movements