Percy Jackson – Camera Movements Cinematic Film Techniques

Introduce students to the basic camera movements in cinematography. The PowerPoint presentation includes simple dot points that students can copy down as notes. Each slide also includes a video example of a camera movement from the film, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.

Once students finish copying the dot points, the fill-in-the-blank worksheet will solidify their understanding of the camera movements they’ve just learned.

Appropriate for Year 7-10
Duration: ~40-50 minutes

Includes:
– Editable PowerPoint (.pptx) file
– PDF version of PowerPoint
– Editable Word (.docx) file of worksheet
– Differentiation for low performing students
– Answers

What camera movements are covered?
– Tracking shot
– Pan
– Tilt
– Dolly shot
– Trucking shot
– Zoom
– Crane shot
– Handheld shot