1. Ch. 5 Operating the Camera
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2. Review for this Chapter
Key Terms
Basic Camera Movements
Monopods and Tripods
General Guidelines

3. Operating the Camera ARC- To move the camera in a slightly
curved dolly or truck.
Dolly- To move the camera toward or away from an object in a straight line.
Cant- To tilt the camera sideways.
Pedestal: To elevate the camera on the center column of the tripod.
Tongue: To move the whole camera from left to right or from right to left with the boom of a camera crane or jib arm.

4. Operating the Camera Truck- To move the camera laterally by means
of a mobile camera mount.
Pan- To turn the camera horizontally, from left to right or from right to left.
Tilt- To make the camera point up or down. Tilt up means to point the camera up. Tilt down means to point the camera down.
Zoom- To change the focal length of a lens through the use of a zoom control while the camera remains stationary.
Calibrating the zoom lens- To preset a zoom lens to keep in focus throughout the zoom.

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9. Camera Tripod Systems Tripod - 3 legged camera stand.
Monopod- 1 leg camera stand.
Steadicam- A camera mount that allows the operator to walk and run, with the camera remaining steady.
Field Dolly-The field dolly has a platform with four pneumatic tires that supports the tripod-mounted camera and the camera operator.
Jib Arm- A small camera crane that can be operated by a camera person.

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