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Camera Movement

Every choice the cinematographer makes about how the camera does or does not move has an effect on how the audience will interpret the meaning of the scene. The term kinesis comes from the Greek word κίνησις (kinesis) meaning "movement" or "motion." It is central to camera movement; but it is also central to the very meaning of cinema; both ‘cinema’ and ‘kinesis’ come from the same linguistic origins. In the context...


Tags: cinematography, camera, movement, kinesis, cinematographer

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