Term: Low-Angle Shot

A low-angle shot is achieved when the camera is placed below eye level. We are therefore looking up at the subject.

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Film:
Maltese Falcon, The, 1941
Director:
John Huston
Source:
2000 Warner Home Video
Audio commentary by:
Richard Peña
This clip appears in:
- Camera Angle
- Low-Angle Shot
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