Pan to Take It All In
This week we’re going to talk about PANs. No, not the things in your kitchen. A PAN is used by…
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Take Your Reader Where You Want Her to Go
Writing a novel is challenging. It’s tough work and tricky, and here’s one reason. With a movie or TV show,…
Creating Aha Moments in Your Novel by Pulling Back
In continuation of last week’s post on using Pull Back shots in your novel, we’re going to look at a…
Pull Back for Revelation
In the last two posts I talked about the Zoom shot and how powerful it can be for revealing important…
Zooming In on the Details
We’re starting a detailed look at moving camera shots. Moving shots in a movie are crucial in telling the viewer…
Get Your Camera Moving—Zooming In
Camera shots in motion are dynamic and fluid. They can follow the action with the velocity of a train or…
Match Cuts for Creative Structure
The last stationary camera shot we’re going to look at is called a Match Cut. I’m including this shot although…
Angle On to Single It Out
Here’s another stationary camera shot you can add to your writers’ toolbox: Angle On. This shot usually occurs in scenes…
The Punch Is in the Details
As we examine the different stationary camera shots, we want to take a moment to look at the Insert Shot….
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