over-the-shoulder
Purse carrying style
Over-the-shoulder describes a perspective or position from behind someone, looking past their shoulder at what they see.
A manager does an over-the-shoulder review by watching an employee's screen.
In photography and film, an over-the-shoulder shot frames a conversation from behind one speaker, showing the other's face.
The phrase suggests supervision or shared viewpoint: She gave me an over-the-shoulder glance at her notes.
Brief, casual look
- peekFurtive brief look
- screenDisplay or barrier
- spyingSecretly observing others
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
privacy · reading · watching · eavesdropping · surveillance · curiosity · nosy · prying
Direct one's gaze
- backwardToward what's behind
- behindAt the rear
- coyAffectedly modest
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
mysterious · pose · modeling · photograph · portrait · seductive · alluring · farewell
Flexible carrying container
- purseBag for personal items
- strapNarrow flexible binding material
- slingStrap-based support or launcher
- messengerOne who delivers communications
tote · backpack · duffel · satchel · crossbody · holster · quiver · rifle
Quick liquor serving
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
dialogue · scene · conversation · filmmaking · depth · foreground · background · composition
Light, casual throw
- saltSodium chloride compound
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- spillAccidental liquid release
casual · discard · dismissive · gesture · nonchalant · careless · backwards · blind
glance
Brief, casual look
snooping · privacy · reading · watching · eavesdropping · surveillance · curiosity · nosy · prying · confidential
look
Direct one's gaze
flirtatious · mysterious · pose · modeling · photograph · portrait · seductive · alluring · farewell · departure
bag
Flexible carrying container
- purseBag for personal items
- strapNarrow flexible binding material
- slingStrap-based support or launcher
messenger · tote · backpack · duffel · satchel · crossbody · holster · quiver · rifle · casual
shot
Quick liquor serving
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
cinematography · dialogue · scene · conversation · filmmaking · depth · foreground · background · composition · director
toss
Light, casual throw
- saltSodium chloride compound
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- luckChance affecting outcomes
spill · casual · discard · dismissive · gesture · nonchalant · careless · backwards · blind · pass
- camera shotsclose-up, close up, helicopter shot, medium shot, crane shot
- third-person shootersGears of War, Uncharted, Mass Effect, Max Payne, SOCOM
- TV productionbroadcasting, directing, boom mic, editing, filming
- compositionbalance, symmetry, asymmetry, proportion, layout
- film editingediting, film editing, cut, editor, splice
- B-roll shotsestablishing shot, crowd shot, product shot
over-the-shoulderhandheld
Designed for palm use
hand-carried · wheeled · rolling · crossbody · underarm
over-the-shoulderpoint-of-view
Position from which something's considered
POV · first-person · head-on · frontal · face-to-face