Camera Work Techniques
Static Shot A static shot is as described. A shot with no movement. Since I decided to use my cat for this project, I decided to start simple. Ironically enough, it was harder to get my cat to stay still than to make him move. Tracking Shot A tracking shot involves physically moving the camera horizontally through a scene. Much like a pan, which is probably why I confused it with one while I was filming these. I think this would've been fun to have tried with my cat if my house wasn't such a mess right now, but I was able to use a beautiful landscape that my stepdad took when we were back in Canada. Dolly Zoom A dolly zoom involves zooming in while physically moving the camera away from the subject, or vice versa. I did the latter. This one was fun to make but quite challenging on an iPhone. I chose to zoom out and dolly in because it was more noticeable on camera. I'll take this...