Camera movements

There are many different types of camera movements, they are all used to create an effect on the piece of media. 

Aerial movement: this is the filming from above, the camera moves at a high angle.
Effect; you get to see as much as the location as possible, it emphasises where the event is happening. In the example we looked at, it was based at a race track, we were able to see the end of the racecourse before the cars had even got there. This shows how important the racecourse is, you wouldn't be able to see as much of it if a different camera angle was used.

Tracking shot: this is when the camera moves along and follows the movement of a character an object.Effect; this camera movement can make the audience feel as if they are actually there. it signifies what is important. The example we looked at was based in a restaurant as a couple seated for dinner, rather than walking to the table as the woman did, the camera followed the male as he walked around the whole restaurant and observed everyone else - this showed us as an audience how important he was, it showed his power.

Tilt shot: this is where the camera is completely stationary apart from when it tilts/moves up and down.Effect; this allows the audience to see a lot more of the location, you get to see how big the location actually is, it gives you a perception of depth. The example we looked at showed us a tilting shot of the whole ceiling down to the floor of a chapel/church - it gave us a sense of how grand the location actually was and showed us all of the detail. Using a different shot probably couldn't have made the location look as grand as the tilt shot did. 

Pan shot: this is again where the camera is completely stationary but this time it tilts/moves from left to right / vice versa. Effect; This again shows you more detail and shows you more of the location. The example we looked at was a short clip of a boy playing with a football in an alley. Further on into the clip we realised that the boy was not the main part of the clip. The pan shot showed the audience the rest of the alley way, The shot highlighted the graffiti and showed how dirty the alley actually was.