Here we define the different camera angles used in film and video.

1. TEKS 11Di – the student is expected to demonstrate various
cinematography techniques by demonstrating how to frame and
maintain picture composition.
CAMERA ANGLES

2. Angle
 The camera’s angle of view relative to
the subject being photographed.

3. Bird’s-Eye View
 A shot in which the camera
photographs a scene from directly
overhead.

4. High angle
 A shot in which the subject is
photographed from above.

5. Eye-Level shots
 The placement of the camera
approximately five to six feet from the
ground, corresponding to the height of
an observer on the scene.

6. Low Angle Shot
 A shot in which the subject is
photographed from below.

7. Oblique Angle
(Tilt Shot/Dutch Angle)
 A shot photographed by a tilted
camera. When the image is projected
on the screen, the subject itself seems
to be tilted on a diagonal.

8. Point-of-View Shots
 A camera shot from the perspective of
what the subject would see.