1. Camera Mounts VIDEO CAMERA Shoulder held video camera
Moving the Camera
Camera Mounts
VIDEO CAMERA
Shoulder held video camera

2. Camera Mounts
Moving the Camera
VIDEO
Hold body of camera in dominant hand with finger on shutter
Then place other hand under camera or lens to support or stabilize shot

3. Camera Mounts
Moving the Camera
DSLR
Hold body of camera in dominant hand with finger on shutter
Then place other hand under camera or lens to support or stabilize shot

4. Camera Mounts SMARTPHONE
Turn phone to its side for a full screen experience
Gently grasp corners of phone with thumbs & use fingers to support sides to add stabilization

5. Camera Mounts TRIPOD Fixed, three legged camera mount
Moving the Camera
TRIPOD
Fixed, three legged camera mount
Adds stability, levels & control to footage to avoid a shaky unfocused look

6. Camera Mounts TRIPOD Fixed, three legged camera mount
Moving the Camera
TRIPOD
Fixed, three legged camera mount
Adds stability, levels & control to footage to avoid a shaky unfocused look

7. Moving the Camera
Zooming
Getting a tighter, close up shot if you cannot move closer to your subject
NOTE: Adjust your camera lens to achieve a zoom

8. Zooming Getting a tighter, close up shot
Moving the Camera
Zooming
Getting a tighter, close up shot
if you cannot move closer to your subject
NOTE: Adjust your camera lens, or smart phone to achieve a zoom

9. Moving the Camera
PANNING Smoothly move camera from one side or another, to capture movement or subject from a fixed horizontal position Best achieved with a tripod or proper hand positioning

10. Moving the Camera
PANNING Smoothly move camera from one side or another, to capture movement or subject from a fixed horizontal position Best achieved with a tripod or proper hand positioning.

11. Moving the Camera
TILT Smoothly moving & pointing camera up or down to capture movement or subject from fixed vertical position Best achieved with a tripod or proper hand positioning

12. Moving the Camera
TILT Smoothly moving & pointing camera up or down to capture movement or subject from fixed vertical position Best achieved with a tripod or proper hand positioning

13. Moving the Camera
PEDESTAL Keep shot level at all times, while moving entire camera horizontally or vertically, as if on a platform Best achieved with proper hand placement, & bending at knees with a wide ground stance

14. Moving the Camera
PEDESTAL Keep shot level at all times, while moving entire camera horizontally or vertically, as if on a platform Best achieved with proper hand placement, & bending at knees with a wide ground stance

15. Moving the Camera
TRACKING SHOTS Move entire camera from left to right following the subject’s action being film from a non-fixed position Best achieved through proper hand positioning, slow steps, leaving lots of headroom

16. Moving the Camera
TRACKING SHOTS Move entire camera from left to right following the subject’s action being film from a non-fixed position Best achieved through proper hand positioning, slow steps, leaving lots of headroom

17. References
Digital Moviemaking, Tyler Cullen, photographs by Eric Westpheling, Morris Book Publishing, 2010
DSLR Photos, Nathan Powell
Research & actress, Sophy Pollak, 2015