motivated camera movement

1) "it follows" (film)

https://youtu.be/rfxzFCDGzj8

"it follows" is a film with that uses quite a bit of camera movement. many if not most scenes in the film begin with a slow pan. this does a great job to really help establish the tense atmosphere in the film. watching it, each scene you're searching for anything walking towards the characters or anything out of place.

2) "bad motherfucker" by biting elbows (music video)

https://youtu.be/Rgox84KE7iY

so, technically not a film/tv show/commercial, but while thinking of interesting camera movements, this music video came to mind because it's basically a first-person action film. so, some pretty atypical camera movement going on here. there are moments in films/shows where the camera is representative of a person's point of view, but usually not for very long. here the camera movement doesn't suggest what you look at, it does the job of looking at it for you. this creates a sense of excitement you don't usually get. because with this video you are the one right in the middle of all the action. p.s. if anyone watched this video and wished it was two hours longer, the director has a full-length film coming out soon in the same style, "hardcore henry".

3) "hannibal" (tv show)

https://youtu.be/5r_t03SGtDw

"hannibal" is without a doubt the most beautifully shot tv show i've ever seen. the creator, bryan fuller, told every director who worked on the show that they weren't making television, they were making "pretentious art film from the 80s" and it truly doesn't look like television. i tried to find the best youtube video i could that wouldn't spoil anything for anyone who hasn't seen this show. (if you haven't seen it, i obviously highly recommend it) within this clip, there's a lot of movement, but the main one that sticks out for me is the shot from 2:05 - 2:20. here we see will imagining himself as the killer, playing the *ahem* instrument. as the camera tilts upward, our focus shifts from the instrument being played to the seemingly empty seats being played for and finally to the sole spectator within the seats. this tilt serves as a visual representation of the shift in will's mind as he realizes the killer's focus was not on the creation of the instrument, but rather in obtaining the approval of his own sole spectator. it's depth like this that really makes me love "hannibal".