Film set glossary · Camera
High angle
The camera looks down on the subject from above eye level, making a person seem smaller or more vulnerable.
- Korean
- 하이 앵글
- Also
- 부감
In other languages
- 한국어 · KO
- 하이 앵글
- 카메라가 눈높이보다 위에서 피사체를 내려다보는 앵글. 인물이 작고 약해 보이는 효과가 있다.
- 日本語 · JA
- ハイアングル（俯瞰）
- 目の高さより上から被写体を見下ろすアングル。人物が小さく弱く見える効果がある。
Related
- Eye levelThe camera placed at the subject’s eye height — the most neutral, natural viewpoint and the default angle.
- Bird’s-eye view (BEV)A view from very high above looking down over a wide area, showing the layout of a whole space; often shot with a drone or crane.
- Top shot (overhead)A shot looking straight down from directly above, used for hands on a table, a person lying down or the pattern of a crowd.
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