# Camera controls
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The follow terminology will be useful in achieving specific camera shots, framing, and movement in your videos.

For camera speed effects, you can use the following terminology:
+ slow motion, slow-motion, slo-mo, slow-mo, slomo, slowmo
+ time-lapse, timelapse, time-lapse
+ hyperlapse
+ walklapse
+ spacelapse

For camera movement effects, you can use the following terminology:


| Camera Movement | Suggested Keywords | Definition | 
| --- |--- |--- |
| aerial shot | Aerial shot.<br />Aerial view.<br />Drone shot.<br />FPV drone shot.<br />FPV aerial shot.<br />First person view drone shot.<br />First person view aerial shot. | a shot taken from a drone or aircraft (FPV: first person view) | 
| arc shot | Arc shot.<br />360 degree shot.<br />360 tracking shot.<br />Orbit shot. | camera moves in a circular path around a centrol point or an object. | 
| clockwise rotation | Clockwise rotating shot.<br />Camera rotates clockwise.<br />Camera rolls clockwise.<br />Camera rotates in clockwise direction.<br />Camera rolls in clockwise direction. | camera rotates in the clockwise direction. | 
| counterclockwise rotation | Counterclockwise rotating shot.<br />Anticlockwise rotating shot.<br />Anti-clockwise rotating shot.<br />Camera rotates counterclockwise.<br />Camera rolls counterclockwise.<br />Camera rotates anticlockwise.<br />Camera rolls anticlockwise.<br />Camera rotates anti-clockwise.<br />Camera rolls anti-clockwise.<br />Camera rotates in counterclockwise direction.<br />Camera rolls in counterclockwise direction.<br />Camera rotates in anticlockwise direction.<br />Camera rolls in anticlockwise direction.<br />Camera rotates in anti-clockwise direction.<br />Camera rolls in anti-clockwise direction. | camera rotates in the counterclockwise direction. | 
| dolly in | Dolly in.<br />Dolly in shot.<br />Camera moves forward.<br />Camera moving forward. | moving the camera forward | 
| dolly out | Dolly out.<br />Dolly out shot.<br />Camera moves backward.<br />Camera moving backward. | moving the camera backward | 
| pan left | Pan left.<br />Pan left shot.<br />Camera pans left.<br />Camera moves to the left. | camera sweeps to the left from a fixed position | 
| pan right | Pan right.<br />Pan right shot.<br />Camera pans right.<br />Camera moves to the right. | camera sweeps to the right from a fixed position | 
| whip pan | Whip pan left.<br />Whip pan right. | fast pan shot | 
| pedestal down | Pedestal down.<br />Pedestal down shot.<br />Ped-down.<br />Ped-down shot.<br />Camera moves down.<br />Camera moving down. | moving camera down | 
| pedestal up | Pedestal up.<br />Pedestal up shot.<br />Ped-up.<br />Ped-up shot.<br />Camera moves up.<br />Camera moving up. | moving camera up | 
| static shot | Static shot.<br />Fixed shot. | camera does not move. Note that object or subject in the video can still move. | 
| tilt down | Tilt down.<br />Tilt down shot.<br />Pan down.<br />Pan down shot.<br />Camera tilts down.<br />Camera tilting down.<br />Camera pans down.<br />Camera panning down.<br />Camera moves down.<br />Camera moving down. | camera sweeps down from a fixed position | 
| tilt up | Tilt up.<br />Tilt up shot.<br />Pan up.<br />Pan up shot.<br />Camera tilts up.<br />Camera tilting up.<br />Camera pans up.<br />Camera panning up.<br />Camera moves up.<br />Camera moving up. | camera sweeps up from a fixed position | 
| whip tilt | Whip tilt up.<br />Whip tilt down. | fast tilt shot | 
| track left | Track left.<br />Truck left.<br />Track left shot.<br />Truck left shot.<br />Camera tracking left.<br />Camera trucking left.<br />Camera tracks left.<br />Camera trucks left.<br />Camera moves to the left.<br />Camera moving to the left. | moving camera towards left | 
| track right | Track right.<br />Truck right.<br />Track right shot.<br />Truck right shot.<br />Camera tracking right.<br />Camera trucking right.<br />Camera tracks right.<br />Camera trucks right.<br />Camera moves to the right.<br />Camera moving to the right. | moving camera towards right | 
| zoom in | Zoom in.<br />Zoom in shot.<br />Camera zooms in.<br />Camera zooming in.<br />Camera moves forward. | focal length of a camera lens is adjusted to give the illusion of moving closer to the subject. | 
| zoom out | Zoom out.<br />Zoom out shot.<br />Camera zooms out.<br />Camera zooming out.<br />Camera moves backward. | focal length of a camera lens is adjusted to give the illusion of moving further away from the subject. | 
| whip zoom | Whip zoom in.<br />Whip zoom out. | fast zoom in or zoom out | 
| dolly zoom | Dolly zoom.<br />Dolly zoom shot.<br />Dolly zoom effect.<br />Zolly.<br />Vertigo shot. | Use dolly and zoom at the same time to keep object size the same. It has two types:  dolly out \+ zoom in   dolly in \+ zoom out   | 
| following shot | Following shot. | follows the subject at a constant distance |