Production+Design

=Crane Shot=

Touch of Evil Opening Shot:
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This would have either been filmed using a tracking or crane system.

Other examples of a crane shot:


In motion picture terminology, a **crane shot** is a shot taken by a camera on a crane. The most obvious uses are to view the actors from above or to move up and away from them, a common way of ending a movie. Some filmmakers like to have the camera on a boom arm just to make it easier to move around between ordinary set-ups. Most cranes accommodate both the camera and an operator, but some can be operated by remote control. One example of this technique is the shots taken by remote cranes in the car-chase sequence of To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A. car chase:
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=Aerial Shot:=

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 * Aerial shots** are usually done with a crane or with a camera attached to a special helicopter to view large landscapes. This sort of shot would be restricted to exterior locations. A good area to do this shot would be a scene that takes place on a building. If the aerial shot is of a character it can make them seem insignificant or vulnerable.