History Main / JitterCam

* Mocked in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' when WesternAnimation/SouthPark is attacked by guinea pigs. Even when just walking around normally, Randy Marsch breathes heavily and shakes his camera around manically, going from his wife's face to his shoes and making a big show for dramatic effect until his wife tells him to knock it off.

* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' also uses it. Eg: in a car chase with the RoboMaid, the impact with a palm tree is accompanied by jittering camera tilt and shake, along with sustained motion-blur on palm tree itself.

* ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'' didn't invent this trope, but, along with ''Saving Private Ryan'', helped to popularize it in the modern era of movies. However, its usage of this trope (especially in the finale) was so extreme that it inflicted motion sickness upon some viewers of the film, even leading them to vomiting.
* ''[[Film/TheBourneSeries The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum]]'', the first film (by a different director) used it at times but was otherwise more traditional. The other two would have a tilting camera even during quiet dialogue scenes.
** Frankly, one ''could'' argue that Paul Greengrass is notorious for abusing this in all his films.

* ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' is the TropeCodifier for the modern action sequence; many of the films listed here [[FollowTheLeader followed in its stead]]. If they aren't imitating aforementioned ''Blair Witch Project'', that is.

* The independent film ''Amreeka'' uses Jittercam more or less all the time, supplemented by a devout belief in the Close-Up. Not a great combination.

* ''Series/DeepSpaceNine''. In the pilot episode's ActionPrologue, this is used to show the panic and confusion of the crew of a starship as they AbandonShip in a crammed LifePod.

* One of the largest criticisms of ''Film/BatmanBegins'' was overuse of shakey cam. Thankfully [[Film/TheDarkKnight the sequel]] went easy on it, ''especially'' for the semi flipping scene.
** There was one notable instance in Film/TheDarkKnight when it was used. Namely, the scene where ComicBook/TheJoker is [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing the Batman imposter.]] {{Justified|Trope}}, as the scene was the shot by the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhpCfSslq1w Joker using a hand held camera.]] Also provides a convenient excuse for a GoryDiscretionShot.

* The [[Film/FridayNightLights 2004 film]] ''Film/FridayNightLights''.

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-->-- '''WebVideo/ChrisStuckmann''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eac0lXfMs9c&t=641s The Problem with Action Movies Today]]''

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'' used it for almost the entirety of the DocumentaryEpisode "American Dicks", as the episode is shown from the point of view of a cameraman filming Duckman's attempts to solve the eponymous ShowWithAShow's 100th case.

* ''Series/BreakingBad''

* ''Series/DeepSpaceNine''. In the pilot episode's ActionPrologue, this is used to show the confusion of the crew of a starship as they AbandonShip in a crammed LifePod.

* Two reviews by ''WebVideo/DeckerShado'' regarding FoundFootageFilms (specifically, ''Film/Tape407'' and ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'') make casual mention of how he considers this kind of filming style a pet peeve, mostly because even if the film has a good production quality otherwise for its genre (which he considers ''The Blair Witch Project'' to have), the impact is completely lost if you are afflicted with motion sickness.

* In the final fight scene in the first episode of the anime ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'', the camera not only jitters, but also loses focus at one point. The effect shows up in a few other episodes as well, always in a fight scene. Looks cool, although drawing attention to the camera raises the question of [[AnachronismStew what a cameraman was doing in Edo Japan]]. [[FalseCameraEffects Or a cartoon]].
** And given the whole premise of the anime, probably deliberately.

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* This trope became popular with music videos in the late [[TheEighties 80's]], used by everyone from Steve Winwood to Music/GunsNRoses.

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-->'''Harley:''' Well, this shot's ''boring!'' Too stationary. Let's get some camera-shake! (''JitterCam'') Feels like you're really there. ''More camera-shake.'' (''Stronger JitterCam'') '''More camera-shake!''' (''[[SerialEscalation Stronger]] JitterCam'') ...Too much camera-shake.\\
'''Freddie:''' This isn't ''[[Film/TheBourneSeries Bourne Identity!]]'' You ain't Creator/MattDamon!,

* ''VideoGame/KaneAndLynch 2'': Dog Days uses this trope as a portrayal of Lynch's mental state. However, [[TropesAreNotGood one of the many complaints critics had with the game is that the shakey cam made them nauseous.]]

-->-- '''Creator/ChrisStuckmann''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eac0lXfMs9c&t=641s The Problem with Action Movies Today]]''