Rotating the camera right or left on a horizontal plane is called what?

Rotating the camera right or left on a horizontal plane is called what?

• A. Tracking
• B. Zooming
• C. Panning
• D. Tilting

Answer: (C)

Rotating the camera right or left on a horizontal plane is panning. Imagine turning your head from side to side while staying in the same spot—the camera pivots, staying in place, and changes the direction it’s looking at. This sweep is done around the vertical axis (yaw) and is used to follow action across a scene or reveal more background. For contrast, tilting would be turning the camera up or down around a horizontal axis, changing the vertical angle. Tracking (or dolly) involves moving the camera through space, changing position rather than just orientation. Zooming adjusts the lens to magnify or shrink the image without changing the camera’s position or direction.

Rotating the camera right or left on a horizontal plane is panning. Imagine turning your head from side to side while staying in the same spot—the camera pivots, staying in place, and changes the direction it’s looking at. This sweep is done around the vertical axis (yaw) and is used to follow action across a scene or reveal more background.

For contrast, tilting would be turning the camera up or down around a horizontal axis, changing the vertical angle. Tracking (or dolly) involves moving the camera through space, changing position rather than just orientation. Zooming adjusts the lens to magnify or shrink the image without changing the camera’s position or direction.