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Movement: Static, pan, tilt, and zoom

Movement: Static, pan, tilt, and zoom

(upbeat music) - Hi again. We're embarking on the main core of this class. In this video, we're going to talk about camera movements, which we use to make our videos more captivating. We'll share our tips and tricks for each of them, for you to get a better result. And for role lessons on camera movements, we're going to go to the streets of our favorite city in the world, New York City. Camera movements is one of our main tools to make our stories more interesting and stand out on our social media pages in New York City. Before you start moving your camera, you have to make sure that your lighting and composition are intact. You should plan your camera movement first. You're going to have to figure out, what composition do you want to start with and what kind of composition your camera is going to land on. That being said, our first camera movement isn't really movement at all. It's a static camera, shooting whatever happens in the frame. Ideally, it should be an immaculate light and…

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