Claydream Is an Inspiring Yet Cautionary Show-Biz Tale

Claydream, Marq Evans’ new documentary about animator Will Vinton, addresses the elephant in the room immediately: yes, this is the guy who lost his company to his most deep-pocketed investor, Nike founder Phil Knight. It’s something that looms over the film, but it’s not the only melancholy element that colors this… Read more…

  Pan - the horizontal axis of camera movement.

Panning is commonly used to look across a very wide panorama that doesn't fit within the camera frame, e.g. Landscape. This technique can be used within a scene to follow characters or vehicles as they move around - re-framing the shot.

  Tilt - the vertical axis of camera movement. 

Tilting is commonly used to look over tall objects such as cathedral or an office building. 

  Dolly - camera simply moves horizontally through space. To conceptualize a Dolly, turn your head toward what you are interested in. Then walk forward and watch the world go by. The Steadycam is best used for this technique, alternatively camera on the platform with wheels can be used.

  Mechanical techniques include the use of devices that allow film-makers to create unique and interesting camera movements. Cranes and Jibs are the most common examples of mechanical devices. Each of these devices has a mechanical arm on which the camera is mounted.

  Pulling focus - focus on sth close up or on sth far away.

  Zoom. A very slow Zoom can be a subtle alternative to a dolly movement in locations where there is no room to rig a dolly and track. A very fast Zoom - a whip zoom - can be used to draw attention to objects in a scene.

  Transition - method for switching from one image to another:

1)Simplest of all transitions is the cut. 2)Dissolves are very common in movies, create a soft transition. 3)Fades slowly change to an image from a coloured screen or from an image to a colour.