high angle
Sharp upward slope
High angle describes a camera position looking down at the subject from above, making figures appear smaller or more vulnerable.
In military use, high angle refers to artillery fire with a steep trajectory, typically above 45 degrees: The mortar crew switched to high angle to clear the ridge.
The term appears in both contexts as a compound modifier: high-angle shot, high-angle fire.
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- aerial viewScene from altitude
- overheadLocated directly above
- bird's eyeOverhead vantage point
- top downFrom highest to lowest
steep · elevated · tilt · camera · shot · cinematography · downward · looking down · looking down on · vertigo · drop · precipice · crane · drone · rooftop · tower above · cliff · perspective
- Selfiesselfie, mirror selfie, group selfie, selfie stick, selfie pose
- cinematographycamera, lens, shot, shots, lighting
- camera angleseye level, bird's eye view, worm's eye view, overhead, top down
- camera shotsclose-up, close up, helicopter shot, medium shot, crane shot
- framing techniquesrule of thirds, leading lines, negative space, focal point, cropping
- compositionbalance, symmetry, asymmetry, proportion, layout