BIRD’S EYE

The terms aerial view and aerial viewpoint are also

sometimes used synonymous with bird's-eye view. The term
aerial view can refer to any view from a great height, even
at a wide angle, as for example when looking sideways from
an airplane window or from a mountain top. Overhead view
is fairly synonymous with bird's-eye view but tends to imply
a less lofty vantage point than the latter term. For example,
in computer and video games, an "overhead view" of a
character or situation often places the vantage point only
a few feet (a meter or two) above human height.

Recent technological and networking developments have made satellite images more accessible.
Bing Maps offers direct overhead satellite photos of the entire planet but also offers a feature
named Bird's eye view in some locations.

The Bird's Eye photos are angled at 40 degrees rather than being straight down. Satellite imaging
programs and photos have been described as offering a viewer the opportunity to "fly over" and
observe the world from this specific angle.
In filmmaking and video production,
eye shot refers to a shot looking
subject. The perspective
the subject
be used to
or to emphasize the smallness or insignificance
subjects. These shots are normally
scenes or establishing where
by lifting the camera
off something strong
needs a large
a bird's
directly down on the
is very foreshortened, making
appear short and squat. This shot can
give an overall establishing shot of a scene,
of the
used for battle
the character is. It is shot
up by hands or by hanging it
enough to support it. When a scene
area shot, it is a crane shot.

Bird's-eye views are common in the broadcasting of sports events, especially in the 21st century,
with the increased usage of the Skycam and other devices like it, such as the CableCam and
Spidercam.