From the course: Introduction to Video Editing
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Exploring shot and lens movement - Premiere Pro Tutorial
From the course: Introduction to Video Editing
Exploring shot and lens movement
- In the previous movie, we explored some shot types that we can use to construct our narrative. Each of these shots can be stationary or they can contain movement. And it's up to you, as the editor, to determine whether including movement is a better way to tell the story than simply by cutting from one shot to another. Here's the thing, lens and camera movement should promise viewers that they will receive new information or a new understanding by the end of the movement. Otherwise, it's an unmotivated move and can cause lack of clarity, and confusion. Let's take a look at a couple of examples of lens and camera movements that editors can use in constructing their narrative. A pan is a side-to-side camera move from a fixed point. If we head back to Silence of the Lambs, here's a nice motivated pan. - That is the Duomo seen from the Belvedere. Do you know Florence? - Tilt is an up and down camera move from a fixed point. Here, we see a tilt up of a low-angle shot in Citizen Kane. So…
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