Fly-Over

The camera flies backward and upward from a close subject, widening to show surroundings.

This is for a motion graphics video. In [scene], move the camera with a "Pull-Back Reveal" (also called a dronie or pull-away): it starts close on the subject, then flies backward and upward away from it.
The subject should shrink in the middle of the frame while more and more of its surroundings come into view, until the whole setting is shown — an ordinary dolly out only steps back a little at eye level.
Run it over [duration], starting gently and widening steadily so the scale of the place is the payoff.

The camera passes through a gap such as a window or beams, then reveals the subject beyond.

This is for a motion graphics video. In [scene], move the camera with a "Fly-Through" (also called a fly-through reveal): it travels forward through a narrow opening, such as a window, a doorway or a gap between beams.
The opening should fill the view and hide most of what lies beyond, then rush past the edges of the frame as the camera clears it and the subject on the far side comes into full view — a plain dolly only moves closer to something already in the open.
Run it over [duration] as one continuous forward move, and settle gently once the subject is revealed.

The operator carries the camera so the frame has small irregular drift and shake; shaky cam exaggerates it.

This is for a motion graphics video. In [scene], give the camera a "Handheld" feel (also called a handheld shot or shaky cam): it is carried in the operator's hands, so the frame never sits perfectly still.
The whole frame should drift and tremble in small, irregular ways, with the horizon wobbling slightly — never a regular back-and-forth — while a Steadicam shot along the same path would glide without any shake.
Keep it going for [duration]; hold it subtle for documentary realism, or exaggerate it into shaky cam for chaos.

An orbit that also climbs or descends, tracing a helix around the subject.

This is for a motion graphics video. In [scene], move the camera with a "Helix Shot" (also called a helix): it circles the subject while climbing or descending at the same time, tracing a spiral around it.
The subject should hold the centre of the frame while the background slides sideways behind it and the ground opens up or closes in as the height changes — a plain orbit stays at one height.
Run it over [duration] as one continuous spiral, turning and rising at an even pace.