Basic Camera Movements

Pan 
    Move the camera horizontally left or right. In making a film, you do pan in order to follow a subject or show the distance between two objects. For smooth effects, use a tripod.

Tilt
   Move the camera up or down without raising its position. The movement is just like panning, but the different is the position where it is moving, showing the up and down of the subject.

Pedestal
   Physically moving the height of the camera up or down, and it is usually done on a tripod. You pedestal the camera up or down to get the proper height you prefer. You pedestal up, shooting a large object and pedestal down if shooting a small object.

Dolly
   When dollying, the camera is set on wheels and moved towards or back from a subject. Usually when filming, videographers use wheelchairs or some tracks in order to do a dolly shot.

Crane
    Crane works and looks is similar to a construction crane. Usually used for high sweeping shots or to follow the action of your subject. This shoots from the bird's eye view. The camera is swooping down from above. Directors use this for street scenes like from above the crowd, or above a herd and then move down to eye level.

Zoom
   Zoom is just zooming in and out. You press a lever to do it. The lever controls the lens mechanism inside the camera. A zoom lens gives you the option of having both telephoto and wide-angle lens in one camera. Zooming is to bring objects at a distance closer to the lens or to show size and perspective. Film makers don't do continuous zooming in and out because it is annoying to audiences or viewers. Usually the zooming in and out is done smoothly.

Arc
   The movement of the camera covers a semi-circle around a subject. The camera does a semi-circle of the subject and in the process is able to reveal new details about the background that the subject is standing in front of.