What camera action involves swiveling or rotating the camera on the X axis to move horizontally?

What camera action involves swiveling or rotating the camera on the X axis to move horizontally?

• A. Tilting
• B. Panning
• C. Dolly
• D. Truck

Answer: (B)

Swiveling the camera to move horizontally is achieved by panning. Panning involves rotating the camera left or right around a vertical axis, changing what’s in the frame without shifting the camera’s position. This lets you scan a scene or follow a subject as they move horizontally. Tilting would rotate the camera up or down to change vertical framing, while a dolly or truck moves the camera through space—forward/backward or left/right—without rotating the camera. So, for horizontal movement created by swiveling, the action is panning.

Swiveling the camera to move horizontally is achieved by panning. Panning involves rotating the camera left or right around a vertical axis, changing what’s in the frame without shifting the camera’s position. This lets you scan a scene or follow a subject as they move horizontally. Tilting would rotate the camera up or down to change vertical framing, while a dolly or truck moves the camera through space—forward/backward or left/right—without rotating the camera. So, for horizontal movement created by swiveling, the action is panning.