Angles

Type of Angles
Canted Angle

Definitions
Sometimes the camera is tilted (i.e. is not placed horizontal to floor level), to suggest imbalance, transition and instability. A fairly neutral shot; the camera is positioned as though it is a human actually observing a scene, so that e.g. actors' heads are on a level with the focus. The camera will be placed approximately five to six feet from the ground. This shows a scene from directly overhead, a very unnatural and strange angle. Familiar objects viewed from this angle might seem totally unrecognizable at first (such as the character). This shot does, however, put the audience in a godlike position, looking down on the action. People can be made to look insignificantly, ant-like, part of a wider scheme of things.

Eye Level

Birds Eye View

Low Angle

High Angle

This angle is looking from below this angle allows the character to look big, powerful to the audience A high angle is when the camera is looking above to give the character a inferior look to the audience.