Learning how to create a Michael Bay camera movement.

Hi, and welcome back to MediaFix! To enhance our film, I, as the cinematographer, decided to research camera movements for cinematic footage. I believe looking for more professional examples of shots will help our film greatly and improve our storyboards.

While researching, I learned of a camera movement called the Michael Bay, created and named after the director. This shot is one commonly used in his movies and based of a video I watched, I can learn how to apply it in our own film. 

The shot is an effect you can create by making the background and the foreground move separately from each other.

Below is an example of the shot: 

Clip from Bad Boys, 1995

To achieve this shot there are a few steps. The first is the have the character moving the opposite direction than the camera. The second is to use a frame rate of at least 50 fps, this is to obtain a slow-motion effect, but it can also be shot at 25 fps if I were to go for a faster look. Next is to shoot from a lower angle, elevating the character. And last, the video I viewed says to use a lens equivalent between 35mm and 55mm, but my iPhone only has a lens of 26mm so I would need to add an attachment. 

Below is the video which taught me how to film this shot. It also includes many other examples and explanations for cinematic footage. 

  12 Camera Movements for CINEMATIC FOOTAGE, YouTube

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