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and possibly fear the character. On the other hand, tilting the camera
down causes the audience to feel superior to the character. The char-
acter is perceived as weak and insignifi cant. Shooting talent with the
camera higher in the air and pointed down at an angle is called a high
angle shot, Figure 4-23.
A greater degree of tilting up or down heightens or lessens the degree
of emotion and perception felt by the audience. Making the audience feel
inferior or superior only occurs with consistent use of low or high angle
shots. Randomly using low or high angle shots on a character does not
evoke the same emotions from the audience. If this technique is performed
with extreme degrees of tilting, the entire effect is obvious to the point of
being comedic. Always experiment before recording the fi nal image.
high angle shot: Shooting
talent with the camera
positioned higher in the air
and pointing down at an
angle.
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Figure 4-22. In a low
angle shot, the camera is
placed low to the ground
and looks up at the
subject.
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Figure 4-23. The camera
is high off the ground in a
high angle shot and looks
down on the object in the
shot.