A list of different types of camera angles

1. Media Camera Angles

2. LOW ANGLE SHOT
A low shot is a shot from a camera angle
positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere
below the eye line. It can also be directly from
below the subjects feet. It can be used to make the
subject look strong and powerful. For example, in
Batman, low angle shots are used to make
batman look superior to his villains. It can also
increase height of an actor or actress, which is
useful for shorter actresses/actors. The
background of the shot is usually just ceiling or the
sky. The lack of detail about the setting will add to
the disorientation of the viewer.

3. EYE LEVEL SHOT
An eye-level shot is when the camera is
positioned as though it is a human actually
observing a scene. The camera will be placed
approximately five to six feet from the ground.
This can also be called a point of view shot so
they are watching the action as if they were
involved in it. For example, in Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows part 2, Harry is shown using an
eye level shot when confronting the death eaters.
This is so the audience feels submersed into the
action therefore feeling tense and increasing an
already tense atmosphere.

4. HIGH SHOT
A High shot is when the camera is higher than
eye level and on a higher camera axis. High
angles make the object photographed seem
smaller, and less significant (or scary). The object
or character often gets swallowed up by their
setting - they become part of a wider picture. For
example, in James Bond, he is shown in a high
angle shot to possible suggest he is being
defeated and the person he is fighting is superior
to him.

5. WORMS EYE SHOT
A Worm's Eye shot is where the camera is placed
on the ground looking up directly at the actor or
place. Similarly to the low angle shot it can used to
make the character seem more powerful and
superior to the others.

6. CANTED SHOT
Canted shots are composed with a camera
tilted laterally, so that the horizon is not level
and vertical lines run diagonally across the
frame. The resulting compositions can create
spatial imbalance or disorientation which can
convey a sense of dramatic tension,
psychological instability, confusion, madness,
or drug-induced psychosis. In Inception, a
canted shot is used to make the audience
confused and disorientated when the room is
rotating.

7. BIRDS EYE SHOT
A bird's eye shot is when the camera is
positioned looking down directly at the
character.