Camera movement: zoom out.

Camera movement: Zoom out.

A director may choose to use the zoom out camera movement because they would like the subject of the frame to be further away from the lens,therefore they would use the zoom out to do this. A director could also choose to use this on an object for the same reason. 

A director may choose to use the zoom out movement on an actor or person because they would like the audience to view the actor or person from a further distance than the previous movement they were in. A director may also use the zoom out movement on someone because they would like to end the scene with the actor in the shot however with an effect. For example:

Example from the film Goodfellas:                                Example from the film La Haine: 

A director may choose to use the zoom out movement on an object or scenery because they want the viewer to see the object or scene from a different perspective and also for effect. Therefore they may use the zoom out effect to end a scene or to end a film. For example:

Example from the film Poltergeist:             Example from the film Lord of the rings:                                              

 

Example clip from the film Goodfellas: