CAMERA ANGLES

TEKS 11Di – the student is expected to demonstrate various cinematography techniques by demonstrating how to frame and maintain picture composition.

Angle

The camera’s angle of view relative to the subject being photographed.

Bird’s-Eye View

A shot in which the camera photographs a scene from directly overhead.

High angle

A shot in which the subject is photographed from above.

Eye-Level shots

The placement of the camera approximately five to six feet from the ground, corresponding to the height of an observer on the scene.

Low Angle Shot

A shot in which the subject is photographed from below.

Oblique Angle (Tilt Shot/Dutch Angle)

A shot photographed by a tilted camera. When the image is projected on the screen, the subject itself seems to be tilted on a diagonal.

Point-of-View Shots

A camera shot from the perspective of what the subject would see.