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.