Crane Shoot
The crane shot allows the audience to leave a normal point of view, creating a novel perspective that’s inherently cinematic. Whether you’re an aspiring filmmaker or an intermediate enthusiast, getting comfortable with how to shoot with cranes will only enhance your craft. It’s not complicated and you don’t know need super expensive equipment to do it. A crane shot is taken by a camera mounted on a crane that moves up and down. The main function of a crane is to extend your camera out over a tripod, moving the camera up, down, left, right, or in any of those combinations. Certain cranes can keep the camera level and parallel to the ground no matter how you move them. This allows for smoother motion, and less manual input by the camera’s operator.
