ShotNew

Handheld drift at a place

A held camera at a place looking at a target, drifting slightly in position and aim so a still view feels alive, never jittery.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Range	What it does
place	choice	point	door, across, street, green, promenade, sand, waterline, bench, pond, roof, point	where the camera stands; point uses `standAt`
standAt	vec2	-8, -19	-3000 to 3000	where the camera stands when place is point: along and inland, in metres
target	choice	door	door, across, street, green, promenade, sand, waterline, bench, pond, roof, point	what it looks at; point uses `lookAt`
lookAt	vec2	0, -1	-3000 to 3000	what it looks at when target is point: along and inland, in metres
standHeight	number	2	2 to 500 m	the camera height over the ground, a camera held up at the shoulder
lookHeight	number	3	0 to 500 m	the height over the ground of the point it looks at
fov	number	50	8 to 110 deg	the lens
seconds	number	10	2 to 120 s	how long the shot lasts: set it to the shot's seconds; too high makes it jittery
period	number	8	4 to 12 s	the slowest swing, in seconds; two faster swings (never under 3 s) ride on it
sway	number	0.15	0 to 2 m	how far it sways sideways (and half as far back and forth)
bob	number	0.1	0 to 1 m	how far it rises over its standing height and sinks back, like a breath
pan	number	0.7	0 to 5 deg	how far its aim wanders left and right of the target
tilt	number	0.5	0 to 5 deg	how far its aim wanders up and down
phase	number	0	0 to 1	where in its swings it starts; each channel draws its own

film.js

move: element('handheld-drift', { place: 'point', standAt: [-8, -19] })

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