Below are a few comparisons of how camera motion may be applied.
Wide vs. Pan vs. Track Side vs. Track Diagonal
Traveling Side Phrase
Shot and Edited in
Wide vs. Tilt vs. Crane
Rope Phrase
Shot and Edited in
Wide Statinoary vs. Rotate
Wind Up and Inversion Phrase
Shot and Edited in
Dolly vs. Zoom
Bigger and Bigger Phrase
Shot and Edited in
Crane vs. Tilt
Rolling Lift Up and Down
Shot and Edited in
Tilt vs. Edited from Low Level, Middle Level, High Level
Stationary Phrase
Shot and Edited in
Stationary vs. Freeform with Fig Rig
Bartenieff Phrase
Shot and Edited in
Pan/Tilt Combination
X Jump Phrase
Shot and Edited in
Dolly/Zoom Combination
Walk Away Phrase
Shot and Edited in
“Once the dynamism of the moving camera is set in motion, dance becomes a duet between the organism and technology. This duet changes the perception of motion in very concrete ways. For instance, when the motion of the camera pans against the dance action, our sense of friction is increased. When the camera pans with the live action, our sense of flow is increased. The combinations of the two create many degrees of friction and flow, a “to-and-fro” kinetic which makes visible the inner drama of our physicality, but which could not possibly be seen with the naked eye.”
From Filmdance: Space, Time and Energy by Amy Greenfield (1983)