What’s the name of that camera trick where it follows the character’s movements from the neck up?

Submitted by JustCallMeTsukasa-96 t3_z7nzai in movies

I was just watching some YouTube videos and suddenly I was thinking back at one of the scenes in No Way Home where Peter was sensing something wrong. After that, I’d think back of other shows and movies having that same sort of camera shot only to come to the conclusion that…

I simply don’t know what the heck that shot is even called!

I’ve always been fascinated with that and not once have I found the right term for that. Sometimes I’ve seen it be called “that Go Pro shot” and whatnot, but never did I find out what it’s really called.

Does acting here have know?

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the_all_time_loser t1_iy7gg5z wrote

A SnorriCam? Or a close-up?

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JustCallMeTsukasa-96 OP t1_iy7h6ct wrote

After looking that term “Snorricam” up on YouTube, I gotta say THANK YOU for that! Been wracking my brain on that one for the longest time and it was exactly it.

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Mnemosense t1_iy7ilpy wrote

Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels by Guy Ritchie was the first time I saw that technique. Probably one of the best uses of it too.

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2DEE831 t1_iy7i53k wrote

This is one of my favorite camera angles. I think there's a shot, too, of Iron Man when he's in the Hulkbuster. Love it

Cool video I came across after finding out the term from this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr73ez4lqDI (History of the SnorriCam)

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noxvillewy t1_iy7s0wi wrote

Unsure if there’s a name for it, but the earliest use I know of is in Scorsese’s film Mean Streets from 1973 https://youtu.be/FQz32DByt5U

They built a special rig to attach the camera to Harvey Keitel’s chests

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andiran23 t1_iy8uzb2 wrote

I personally call it "the Requiem for a dream"

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