Camera angle glossary
- 1. Camera Angle Example What it’s used for Birds eye-view Looking directly down on a scene. Can be used to give an establishing shot of a scene. High Angle Camera shot from a high angle, looking down on the person to show he/she is in trouble or danger. Extreme close up Zoomed right in to a certain part of the face to show importance of that character or to further convey emotion. Low Angle Shot from a low angle to show the audience that the person(s) being filmed is powerful. Worms eye-view From the ground looking directly up, to show power or scale of what the camera is filming Canted/Dutch Angle A slanted angle, could be used to show disorder or chaos.
- 2. Close up A shot of the face to convey emotion and show that the character is crucial to the scene. Medium Close up Shot from a medium distance away, showing their upper body and face without getting uncomfortably close. Long shot Shot from a far distance, showing the persons whole body, maybe to show power or authority Point of view angle Shot from the point of view of a character, so the viewer can empathise with what he/she’s going through. Over the shoulder angle Used to maintain continuity, to show a conversation.