Camera Movements

1- Children of Men

I think this scene uses well the concept of Spin Look movement. In the middle of the chaos of a battle, we can’t predict how things will turn out. The camera keeps following Owen’s character all the time, making us have an almost (it’s still not a POV) direct perspective from him. Everything that gets him by surprise, will get us by surprise. The public and the character share the same tension.

2- Cashback

I love this scene. The music, the pace… But speaking about movement, we have a sort of Pull Back reveal, perpendicular camera movements with the drawings, a final dolly towards the character Ben in his corridor, although the main attention for me stays with the movements of the extremes close-ups of the models: sometimes like drawing pencil, sometimes like a delayed glance.

3- The Lord of The Rings

The LOTR is full of panoramic shots and movements but I would also point  to the character dolly. There are two kinds: the named Character Dolly and the Contract Dolly. The Character Dolly is more conventional and can be not noticed by the audience, but it definitely helps to create a dramatic tension. The Contract Dolly has more of a surprise effect, but also creates dramatic intensity (in a more immediate way even).