Camera Angles

Angles

Camera angles have a extreme effect on the emotions and view pionts of the audience, and guides their judgment about the character or object in shot.

The Bird's-Eye view

This shows a scene from directly overhead. This shot puts the audience in a godlike position, looking down on the action. People can be made to look insignificant.

High Angle

Not so extreme as a bird's eye view. The camera is elevated above the action using a crane to give a general overview. High angles make the object photographed seem smaller, and less significant.

Eye Level

The camera is positioned as though it is actually observing a scene in a first-person view. The camera will be placed approximately five to six feet from the ground and is often not steadied by tripods to give the feeling of lifelike moment.

Low Angle

Low angles help gives the viewer a sense of powerlessness within the action of a scene, as well as making the character in shot more powerful. The background of a low angle shot will tend to be just sky or ceiling. The added height of the object may make it inspire fear and insecurity in the viewer.

Oblique/Canted Angle

Sometimes the camera is tilted to suggest imbalance, transition and instability this technique is often used in horror movies. This technique is used to suggest Point-Of-View shots this is when the camera becomes the character or shows what he is seeing.