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Camera Movement

La La Land (2016) In the scene below of La La Land , a camera movement called whip pan was used, which is defined as a  fastly moved pan. The motivation between this camera movement is to give contrast between the two main characters. 2017 BET Soultrain Award ( Soul Cypher Scene)  Time_0:40 I believe a camera dolly was used for this scene only because of it's smooth transition from a high angle to moving closer to the objects face. The motivation used for this movement is to focus (give the audience's attention) on the subject. Spectre (2015) Time_0:45 This film would have to be one of my favorite action films of all time. For this scene, they used numerous tracking shot. By this, the camera is physically moving from the side to track the movement and action of the subjects.

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 2018 Sundance Interview with DP, Laela Kilbourn Laela Kilbourn, a Director of Photography, participates in an interview discussing the process of her recent film This is Home: Refugee Story , which was showcased at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. With this article, she explains her choices in the Cameras, glass, and experiences in making the film. Kilbourn's decision in the camera was the Canon EOS C300, which Kilbourn states she finds it very suitable for the work she creates. She also finds the quality, overall feel, and the outcome of color on the subject quite astonishing. For the lens, she used the 24-105mm f4 zoom because of the compact, low-impact camera profit. Then, she switched it to the Canon 17-120 Cine- Servo T2.95 EF zoom to become more comfortable with the subjects of the film. Because of the change in zoom she had to use a shoulder mount rig to balance the kens and the camera body. Overall, this article is quite interesting to know what camera and other neces...