Today's Lecture: understanding camera movement and motivations for camera movement

For STUDIO, MULTICAMERA TELEVISION shows like the news, talk shows, sitcoms and late night stand-up shows, live events (concerts), award shows and programs that film multi-camera, movement is as follows:

For SINGLE commercials, camera feature films, television and documentary production, camera movement is as follows:

history of camera movement in feature films and television:

https://filmglossary.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/term/camera-movement/

use of Steadicam on Grey's Anatomy:

http://www.criticalcommons.org/Members/jbutler/clips/GreysAnatomy20061005qq24_20qqSteadicamShot.mp4/view

use of Steadicam on The Office for "Lip Dub"

cameras move to film cars

Queen B on Good Morning America:




Gear used to move the camera:

doorway dolly

Fisher dolly

dolly tracks (straight and curved)

Glidetrack or camera slider (made in various sizes for different camera weights)

Slyder

Shape shoulder mount

fig rig

Ronin stabilized gimble

jib (EZ jib in the Production Studio)

Condor Camera System / camera crane

Steadicam rigs (vary in size and weighted for different camera types)