High Angle shots and Low Angle shots

High Angle shots: Aerial, Bird's eye view, Crane and High Angle. Examples used are taken from 'The Sound of Music', 'The Hobbit' and 'Matilda'. These high angle shots are obviously taken from high up often looking down and belittling an object or character and making them look scared or frightened with the applied setting and other effects such as lighting. A high angle shot is not as extreme as a bird's eye view shot however the object can often seem to be swallowed up by its surroundings and they become part of a wider angled picture. Aerial shots are often at the start of the film or scene like shown here in 'The Sound of Music' to show the setting and landscape.

















Low Angle shots: Worm's eye view and Low Angle. Examples used are taken from 'Inglourious Basterds' and 'The Dark Knight'. These low angle shots are taken from anywhere below eye level although usually from the ground, looking vertically upward at a character or object. The effect of this is that it makes the character or object seem strong and powerful which is why these shots are very commonly used in superhero film to portray a superhero or villain.