History Main / JitterCam

* ''Franchise/MetalGear'' gets into this starting at ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty Sons of Liberty]]''. It becomes even more obvious in ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain The Phantom Pain]]'', since its cutscenes are usually [[TheOner oners]] stylized as being filmed with handheld cameras.

* 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 [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome 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.]] [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], 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.

* ''Film/StarTrek'' (the 2009 movie), largely replacing the old "tilt the camera and make everyone fall down" trick, better known as ScreenShake.

* ''Film/{{Mile22}}''

* ''TheOffice'', both UK and US, since it's a {{Mockumentary}}

** There was one notable instance in Film/TheDarkKnight when it was used. Namely, the scene where SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker is [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing the Batman imposter.]] [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], 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.

* Used for effect in ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' in the third act: "My God, it's full of stars!"

->''"Shaky Cam. [[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]] shaky cam. At some point someone somewhere told Hollywood that people like incoherent incompetent camera work blinding the audience with multiple cuts and assaulting us with nothing but a barrage of sound effects that are supposed to subconsciously tell us that something is happening on-screen."''

Of course, jitter cam has also managed to gather a large {{Hatedom}} from people who feel that it's overdone and used to cover up badly choreographed action scenes. Like many things, it isn't inherently a bad thing to use but when used in excess (either ''too'' shaky or in too many scenes) many people will describe it as "headache" or "nausea" inducing, especially when viewed on a large movie screen or in 3-D, or remark that it becomes impossible to tell what's going on.

* Some 75% of ''Film/LesMiserables2012''.

* ''NTSF:SD:SUV::'' Justified since this show is a parody of police procedural shows.

* Used in the TransformersFilmSeries, which is generally a staple of Creator/MichaelBay. The first film had the camera mostly at ground level, showing how big the robots are and how chaotic it would be. Later movies tone it down somewhat, as more emphasis was put on robot vs. robot rather than the military vs. the bad robots.

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

->''"I broke the wrist of every cinematographer on this movie, guaranteeing that there will be absolutely no still shots in the entire film!"''
-->-- '''[[WebVideo/BumReviews General Zod]]''' regarding ''Film/ManOfSteel''

* ''{{lonelygirl15}}'': {{Justified}} since, InUniverse, these are kids recording their experiences with camcorders.
** Same for ''KateModern''

Of course, jitter cam has also managed to gather a large {{Hatedom}} from people who feel that it's overdone and used to cover up badly choreographed action scenes. Like many things, it isn't inherently a bad thing to use but when used in excess (either ''too'' shaky or in too many scenes) many people will describe it as "headache" or "nausea" inducing, especially when viewed on a large movie screen or in 3-D.

* ''WesternAnimation/CosmosLaundromat'' had this for most of the ShortFilm.

* In ''Film/ChildrenOfMen'', a combination of JitterCam and long sequences made for a very nervous movie, in which half of the screen time consists of TheOner with Parkinson's.

-->--'''[[WebVideo/BumReviews General Zod]]''' regarding ''Film/ManOfSteel''

* A good early example: R.E.M.'s "Pretty Persuasion" video.
* This trope became popular with music videos in the late [[TheEighties 80's]], used by everyone from Steve Winwood to Guns N' Roses.

* Happens when the player sprints in ''GearsOfWar'', despite the game being third-person. WordOfGod says that this masks the fact that running isn't really much faster than normal speed.

* ''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.]]

* ''BlackSnow'''s intro features this somewhat heavily - you ''are'' technically viewing a recording of your character's headcam as he's running away from the EldritchAbomination that ate his teammates - but then stabilizes after you take control of the character proper - until you're assaulted by the monster itself.