Camera movement: Zoom in

Camera movement: Zoom in.

A director would usually use a camera Zoom in movement to bring an image or object close to the camera lens or for effect. Zooming in on an object or subject, it allows the audience to view more of the subject than of the landscape or background view. However sometimes the director will zoom in on the landscape or the background at the start of a new scene.

If a director was to zoom in on a person or actor, it would most likely be in their eye, maybe as a vision that they might be 'seeing' or 'having', they could also be zooming on a person from behind someones shoulder. Another reason that a director might zoom in on a person could be if the film is 'old fashioned' or if it is supposed to be in an old time period. For example:

Example from the film Ratatouille:                           Example from the TV show That's so Raven:

A director would most likely use a zoom in camera movement on a landscape or on a background because they might need or want to zoom on a specific feature from or in the landscape. they could also be zooming in at the start of another scene. For example:

Two Examples from the film Limitless: