Tracking shot
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In cinematography, a tracking shot is any shot where the camera follows backward, forward or moves alongside the subject being recorded. Mostly the camera’s position is parallel to the character, crea
During filming of The Alamo, a tracking shot was used during a battle scene.
Creating long steady tracking shots with a remote controlled film camera on a Newton stabilized head and a Flowcine Black arm
Steadicam
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Steadicam is a brand of camera stabilizer mounts for motion picture cameras invented by Garrett Brown and introduced in 1975 by Cinema Products Corporation. The Steadicam brand was acquired by Tiffen
Tracking shot
…the camera is mounted on a camera dolly, which rides on rails similar to a railroad track; in this case, the shot is called a dolly shot. A handheld Steadicam or gimbal may also be used for smaller scale productions. The camera is then pushed along the track while the scene is being filmed, or moved manually…
A camera operator using the Steadicam in front of an audience
The larger Steadicams are designed to support 35mm film cameras, digital cinema cameras, and IMAX cameras.
To film this recreated Victorian London street scene, the Steadicam operator is next to the lamp post, wearing a leather Steadicam vest.