Terminology- Camera Angles And Movement

Welcome to another terminology post! Now I know these aren't very exciting but, I have to do loads of posts, and I have no ideas...anyway, someone might find this useful!

Today we are talking angles, movement, and what they do for the shot-

High- Shot looking down at the subject/object so they look smaller.

(Night In The Museum)



 Low- Shot looking up at subject/object so it looks bigger.

(Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Canted- Shot slightly slanted

(Inception)

Pan- Horizontal/vertical sweeps of scene 

Tilt- Camera looks up/down on subject/object. Camera not on same level.

(The Untouchables)

Track- Camera on cart. Moves along with subject.

Dolly- Camera on cart. Moves towards/away form subject.

Crane- Dolly shot in air. Can move in all directions.

Steadicam- Stabilisation system to keep shot steady as camera moves.

Hand-held- Person holds camera as filming.

Zoom- Moves smoothly from long-shot to close-up.

Reverse zoom- Moves from close-up to long-shot.

So now you have some new words to use, enjoy them!