Camera Movement - Abbie Merker 

1. Pan Shot (Camera is on a Tripod) 

Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) 

Directed by Henry Joost 

Logline: The husband of a family films wedding videos for a living. When he grows suspicious of paranormal activity happening inside his house, he sets up cameras that constantly film all the rooms. His two little girls catch onto his obsession, and start dressing up like ghosts. The mom is annoyed with his behavior. 

Form: The rotating tripod works miracles in this scene because the content of the scene isn't actually scary, but the rotating tripod keeps you anticipating that something will happen. It truthfully adds a heart stopping touch to the scene. 

2. Camera Crane Shot 

Logline: Adele Performing at the Royal Albert Hall (in London, 2011) 

Form: This music video showcases not only adele's amazing singing and over all performance, but also the beauty of the Royal Albert Hall venue. You can see the intricate walls, ceiling, backdrop, and arena with various shots that cover most of what there is to look at. The shots also allow you to see the audience enjoying her performance by the dancing, laughing, and singing along. 

3. Steadicam Shot 

Goodfellas (1990) 

Directed by Martin Scorsese 

Logline: Henry Hill is a younger guy who works for the Mob. In this scene, he is going on his first real date with a new girlfriend - Karen. 

Form: This type of filming is clever in this scene because we get to see the world from Henry's perspective. It definitely shows the advantages he gets from being in the mob- line skipping, free drinks, a table up front, short cuts, and flat out knowing everyone. The filming also helps us capture the moment because it doesn't take cuts, its one long shot. We feel like we get to experience every second with the character. 

4. Drone / Bird's Eye (Flying Camera Shot) 

DroneOneMedia entered this piece in a New York City Drone Festival 

Logline: Clips in this video were taken by flying drones above California. 

Form: The shooting style for the clips in this video was a convenient way to capture life in California. We got to see the pretty beaches and mountains from a cool angle, and also got to see resident life from up above. It made skating parks and surfers look way cooler. This is a great way to inspire people to go to California. 

 

5. Wild Card 

The Hangover (2009) 

Directed by Todd Phillips 

Logline: Four freinds, Alan Stu, Phil, and Doug, decide to take a bachelors trip to Las Vegas. After a night of fun partying, they realize Doug went missing. A series of misfortunate events leads them to find that a kidnapper has taken Doug and wants a ransom. Their only option to provide this ransom is poker, because after all, their in Las Vegas. 

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Form: This scene offers many good cinematography styles. A pan shot is used to capture Alan and Phil entering the casino. Then, a steadicam shot is used to approach Alan and Phil at the poker table. Stylistic super up close shots are then used to capture Alan's poker face, and to get an up close shot of the cards. We get various angles and upcloses of the table, and then a cool time lapse of Alan collecting his chips. They also include some cool shots that look like they were recorded from the Casino's security camera.