Camera work in motion pictures, more specifically cinematography, deals with the art and technique of movie photography, including

both shooting and development of the film. What separates cinematography from still photography is the mobility of the camera, which

allows the viewer to join in on the perspective of the camera. The movements of shots in cinematography manipulate the viewer in to

various emotional reactions and understandings. The variety of styles in camera work range from the most basic movements of panning

and tilting to dollying, tracking, craning, and, combinations of the above In general, there are two types of ways that camera work is done

in cinematography: handheld and mounted. Filming with a handheld, where the cameraman holds the camera in their hands and moves

from one postion to another while filming the action. Director Sam Raimi used this style in his debut movie, "The Evil Dead" and made

famous a technqiue called the Steadicam. The second technique is where the camera is mounted on a stabilizing device that moves and

tracks the object being filmed. The most popular stabilizing device is known as the Steadicam and it was invented in the 1970s by Garrett

Brown. However, its breakthrough into major motion pictures came when John G. Alvildsen used it in Rocky in 1967, and when Stanley

Kubrick made popular the tracking shot in his 1980 movie, The Shining. Although directors have a great impact on how the movie is shot

the actually camera work is done by the director of photography. The role of director of photographyr, is to make many creative and

interpretive decisions during filming, from pre-production to post-production, all of which affectthe overall feel and look of the movie.