What's it called · Film & video 12

Tilt

Also called: Tilting

A camera movement that turns up or down from a fixed position.

Watch the view move from the person to the top of the tower as the camera tilts up in place.

Often confused with

• Pan: A camera movement that turns left or right rather than up or down
• Crane shot: A camera technique that changes camera height using a boom rather than tilting in place
• High / Low angle: Camera angles looking down or up at a subject rather than the movement of tilting the camera