Whether portraying a character as small and weak or depicting a god-like bird’s-eye view, the high-angle shot is commonly used by filmmakers to create mood, tension, and emotion. A high-angle ...

In other words, if your shot is really steep, it’s harder to hit both lungs. On a high-angle shot, you need to hit higher on the deer so that the arrow exits the bottom of the offside lung. But if you ...

A shot looking down on a character or subject often isolating them in the frame. Nothing says Billy No Mates like a good old high angle shot. Example: Andy Dufresne throwing his hands up into the ...