Tracking Shot

AI-generated reference clip

Side trackingTracking

The camera travels alongside a moving subject at their speed, keeping them in the same place in the frame.

Camera Movement · Medium

Accompaniment and journey: we travel with the character through their world.

1Match the subject's speed exactly; the background slides, they don't.

2For bikes and runners, shoot from a vehicle or a bike.

Social / vertical

A runner or cyclist for a sports brand.

Wedding

Walk alongside the couple during portraits.

Needs gear you don't own yet.

Best option

Gimbal, walking or from a vehicle.

Car mount for fast subjects.

Oldboy (2003): the corridor fight is one sideways tracking shot.

Speed mismatch: the subject drifts in and out of frame.

Track a friend walking along a wall for 10 s, keeping them on the left third.