ABSTRACT

Movement in the screen world can be very different from movement in the real world. There are four types of movement that need to be defined. Actual movement only occurs in the real world. Induced movement occurs in the real world when a moving object transfers its movement to a nearby stationary object. Apparent movement occurs when one stationary object is replaced by another stationary object. Relative movement occurs when an object's movement is gauged by its changing position relative to a stationary object. In the screen world there are three things that can move: an object, the camera, and the audience's point-of-attention as they watch the screen. An audience only sees camera movement by its effect on the objects in frame. There are two basic ways to classify camera movement—direction and speed. The third type of movement, point-of-attention, refers to the audience's eye movement as they watch the screen.