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One thing I've noticed
that it's almost
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always overlooked when talking
about camera movement.
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Is the speed of the movement,
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which is odd because
this is just
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as important as the
movement itself.
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The faster the movement,
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The more energy, chaos,
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or excitement that it can add.
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Whereas slower movements
can intensify emotion,
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increase suspense,
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or signal the beginning
or end to something.
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Moving slow is easy enough,
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but it won't always
be possible for
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the camera or the
subject to move faster.
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So what do we do then?
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Here's some very simple ways to
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speed up movement within a shot.
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When the camera is moving,
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whether it's a tracking
shot or a dolly shot,
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having a foreground
or objects pass by in
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the foreground can create
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the illusion of faster movement.
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That's because the closer
something is to the camera,
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the faster it moves
across the frame.
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In this low angle example,
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the ground is closer
to the camera,
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which makes it appear
to move faster.
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Whereas if we raise the camera
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and change it to a straight
on shot with no foreground.
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It's only the background
that appears to
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be moving in turn,
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slowing the shot down.
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Same with this example.
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If we film close to the fence,
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it feels like it's
whipping by really fast.
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But if we take a few steps back,
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the fence isn't in the
immediate foreground
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anymore and doesn't cross
the frame as quickly.
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Now, the movement feels slower
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even though I'm still
walking at the same pace.
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Another trick is to move
in the opposite direction.
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The subject is moving.
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Without the object or the
camera moving any faster,
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the shot instantly feels faster.
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If we want to slowly shot down,
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we can keep the camera static.
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Slow it down even more.
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We move the camera in
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the same direction that
the subject is moving.
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Third technique is how
tight or wide our shot is.
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Without changing the
speed of the action.
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By having a tighter shot.
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The shot feels faster
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because it brings us
closer to the action.
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With more of the
frame being filled by
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the action, everything
feels faster.
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Now, if we watch the same
action on a wide shot,
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more of the surroundings
and background can be seen.
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And it takes longer for
things to cross the frame,
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which makes the action and
the shot feels slower.
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