Camera Movement

Camera movement will be essential to the mood of my video, as the song I have chosen evokes a lot of different vibes that will need to be matched with the video. The four main camera movements in film are:

Hand-held camera: This is literally holding the camera with your hands to film. It gives a shaky effect and can be used to create tension. In music videos, this shaky movement can set a fast, tense or dangerous tone for the audience. This style of camera movement can be used by some artists to portray their personality. 

Slow motion: This is an editing technique that takes place after filming and can draw focus to the emotions of a shot. Slow motion shots are often used in music videos as it can work well to create a certain atmosphere and enhance the mood or to match the beat of the song. 

Panning: This is the most commonly used camera shot as it can follow the artist in a music video and draw the focus onto the artist or the events of the video.

Tracking shot: These shots can move back and forwards, from side to side or curve round. It can be used to follow the artist which gives them lots of attention and increases their star image.

The video below is 'The Psychology of Cinematography' and has been very helpful in teaching me how to use the camera to get the correct movement, and the effects of this. It also teaches that 'using movement lets the audience move throughout the scene', which is the type of effect I want to achieve in my video.