aerial shot
View from above
An aerial shot is a photograph or film sequence captured from above, typically from an aircraft, drone, or elevated position.
In cinematography and photography, aerial shots establish scale, reveal landscapes, or follow action from overhead.
The technique gained popularity with helicopter-mounted cameras and has become more accessible with consumer drones.
The documentary opened with stunning aerial shots of the coastline.
- quadcopterFour-rotor aerial vehicle
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- bird's-eye viewView from high above
- high angleMeasurement near vertical
- droneUnmanned flying machine
panorama · sports broadcasting · sky · altitude · wildlife documentaries · nature documentary · action sequences · chase scene · landscape photography · panoramic view · Google Earth · cinematography · film production · wide-angle lens · dolly zoom · framing · sweep · perspective distortion
- wide shots
- photosphotograph, photos, photo, picture, selfies
- scenic viewsviewpoints, mountain views, sunset, vistas, vista
- aerial viewsbird's eye view, bird's-eye view, satellite imagery, drone footage, overhead view
- camera shotsclose-up, close up, zoom in, zoom out, dolly zoom
- film techniquesdolly zoom, closeup, close-up, fade, depth of field