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Pan

팬

The camera turns left or right from a fixed position to reveal the view.

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html
<div class='frame'><div class='view'><div class='land'><i class='sun'></i><i class='hill h1'></i><i class='hill h2'></i><b>WIDE VIEW</b></div></div><div class='pivot'><i></i><span>PAN · FIXED POSITION</span></div></div>
css
.frame{position:absolute;inset:0;overflow:hidden;background:var(--bg)}
.view{position:absolute;inset:7% 7% 25%;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.land{position:absolute;inset:0;width:155%;background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--accent-2),#b8d5c8 72%,#e7cf9c);animation:sweep 4s ease-in-out infinite}
.sun{position:absolute;left:10%;top:16%;width:clamp(24px,12vmin,68px);aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;background:var(--surface)}
.hill{position:absolute;bottom:-18%;width:61%;height:65%;border-radius:50% 50% 0 0;background:var(--accent-3)}
.h1{left:-5%;transform:rotate(-7deg)}
.h2{left:51%;bottom:-27%;height:71%;background:#547c69;transform:rotate(8deg)}
.land b{position:absolute;left:10%;bottom:14%;font:700 clamp(9px,2.3vmin,14px) ui-monospace,monospace;letter-spacing:.15em;color:var(--surface)}
.pivot{position:absolute;left:7%;right:7%;bottom:7%;height:11%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-top:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--muted);font:700 clamp(8px,2vmin,12px) ui-monospace,monospace;letter-spacing:.1em}
.pivot i{position:absolute;left:50%;top:-5px;width:9px;height:9px;border:2px solid var(--accent);border-radius:50%;background:var(--bg)}
@keyframes sweep{0%,8%{transform:translateX(0)}52%{transform:translateX(-28%)}92%,100%{transform:translateX(0)}}
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Tilt틸트

The camera angles up or down from a fixed position to shift the view.

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Handheld핸드헬드

Small, irregular movements remain as the camera is held by hand.

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Steadicam스테디캠

A stabilizing rig smooths the view while the camera follows on foot.

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Dolly in / out달리 인·아웃

The camera physically moves toward or away from the subject.

Turn a tripod head from side to side and the view sweeps across the landscape outside a window. A pan is a horizontal rotation from a fixed camera position.

Set the start and end angles, then keyframe the pan head or virtual camera's yaw. For a simple screen illustration, move the landscape opposite the camera's turn.

A pan differs from a tracking shot, where the camera physically travels beside a subject. Keep the speed steady and leave room to ease into and out of the move.

When to use

Use it to reveal a wide location or follow a stationary viewpoint across a subject. A very fast pan can make direction hard to read.

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