This document provides camera terms and their connotations. Common camera angles and movements are listed such as high/low angles implying superiority, bird's eye being straight down to show everything, canted implying unease, panning right or left, dollying which is moving on a track, tilting up or down, and using a crane shot from high above.

1. Camera term Example Connotations/why
may this be used.
High/low Superiority
Birds eye Straight down, to
show everything
Canted angle Tilted to show
unease
Pan Right, left, whip
pan
Dolly Moving on a track
Tilt Up/down
Crane High on a crane