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Meaning of "high-angle shot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH-ANGLE SHOT

high-angle shot  [ˈhaɪˌæŋɡəl ʃɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH-ANGLE SHOT

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
High-Angle shot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIGH-ANGLE SHOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

high-angle shot

High-angle shot

In film, a high angle shot is usually when the camera angle is located above the eyeline. With this type of angle, the camera looks down on the subject and the point of focus often get "swallowed up" by the setting. High angle shots also make the figure or object seem vulnerable or powerless. High angle shots are usually used in film to make the moment more dramatic or if there is someone at a high level that the character below is talking to.

Definition of high-angle shot in the English dictionary

The definition of high-angle shot in the dictionary is a shot taken from a camera positioned above the action.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIGH-ANGLE SHOT


Aldershot
ˈɔːldəˌʃɒt
bloodshot
ˈblʌdˌʃɒt
buckshot
ˈbʌkˌʃɒt
earshot
ˈɪəˌʃɒt
eyeshot
ˈaɪˌʃɒt
grapeshot
ˈɡreɪpˌʃɒt
gunshot
ˈɡʌnˌʃɒt
headshot
ˈhɛdˌʃɒt
hotshot
ˈhɒtˌʃɒt
moonshot
ˈmuːnˌʃɒt
one-shot
ˈwʌnˌʃɒt
rimshot
ˈrɪmˌʃɒt
screenshot
ˈskriːnˌʃɒt
shot
ʃɒt
shott
ʃɒt
slapshot
ˈslæpˌʃɒt
slingshot
ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt
snapshot
ˈsnæpˌʃɒt
upshot
ˈʌpˌʃɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH-ANGLE SHOT

high-ability
high-achieving
high-bandwidth digital content protection
high-carb
high-carbon steel
High-Churchman
high-class
high-colored
high-coloured
high-concept
high-context
high-definition
high-density
high-density disk
high-density housing
high-density lipoprotein
high-dependency
high-end
high-energy
high-energy physics

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH-ANGLE SHOT

action shot
approach shot
big shot
by a long shot
chip shot
drop shot
free shot
lead shot
like a shot
long shot
low-angle shot
mug shot
outshot
pack shot
parting shot
penalty shot
pistol shot
rifle shot
snap shot
to be a warning shot
tracking shot

Synonyms and antonyms of high-angle shot in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «high-angle shot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH-ANGLE SHOT

Find out the translation of high-angle shot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high-angle shot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high-angle shot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高角度拍摄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiro de alto ángulo
570 millions of speakers

English

high-angle shot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च कोण शॉट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ارتفاع زاوية اطلاق النار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высокого угол выстрела
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de alto ângulo de tiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ কোণ শট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haute angle de tir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pukulan sudut tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

High- Angle Shot
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高アングルショット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

높은 각도 샷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwur-amba dijupuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắn góc cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் கோணம் ஷாட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च कोन शॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yüksek açılı atış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

high- angolo di tiro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysokiej kąt strzału
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

високого кут пострілу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împușcat cu unghi mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shot υψηλής γωνίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë - hoek geskiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hög vinkel sköt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høy vinkel skudd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high-angle shot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH-ANGLE SHOT»

The term «high-angle shot» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.340 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH-ANGLE SHOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high-angle shot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH-ANGLE SHOT»

Discover the use of high-angle shot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high-angle shot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Film Production Technique: Creating the Accomplished Image, 5th
As the tourists move, we slowly realize that the perspective may be fooling us as to the size of the boulder. By the end of the shot, we realize that the rock is no more than a foot or so tall. High-angle Shot The high-angle shot is obviously the ...
Bruce Mamer, 2008
2
How Movies Work
In a high-angle shot, the camera looks downward toward the subject at an angle less than the vertical. In the high-angle shot from King Kong shown in Fig. 2-113, the downward angle of sight is approximately 45°. The high-angle shot can be ...
Bruce F. Kawin, 1987
3
Cinematic Storytelling
Jennifer Van Sijll, Van Sijll Jennifer. A high-angle shot occurs when the camera is placed above a subject with the lens pointing down. This makes the subject appear small and vulnerable. Film Example 1: ...
Jennifer Van Sijll, Van Sijll Jennifer, 2005
4
The Art of Looking in Hitchcock's Rear Window
According to the angle of the camera in relation to the subject : • HIGH-ANGLE SHOT: A shot which looks down on the subject from a height. • LOW-ANGLE SHOT: A shot which looks up at the subject. • EYE-LEVEL SHOT: Guess.
Stefan Sharff, 1997
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Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro
High-Angle Shot (hi<) The high-angle shot is filmed with the camera above the subject and looking down. When it's a WS or an ELS, it suggests a kind of omniscience that may provide context for an event. When used for closer shots, it tends to ...
Michael Wohl, 2002
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The Art of 3D: Computer Animation and Effects
Inversely, a high angle shot places the camera looking down at the point of interest, placed above it (Figs. 6. 1 2.4 and 7.2.6). The amount of slant in low and high angle shots is never implied and has to be defined explicitly in the form of an  ...
Isaac V. Kerlow, 2004
7
Essential Cinema: An Introduction to Film Analysis
“is 111' a , _ _ t .l I D 4.8 A high-angle shot in No Country for Old Men confers insignificance and vulnerability. It also toys with aspects of scale: the seemingly small man, the big boats. What made the fighting men of fifteenth century France  ...
Jon Lewis, 2013
8
The Truman Show Directed by Peter Weir
The light fixture plummeting to the ground is followed closely by a sharp, swooping camera movement from an extreme high angle shot of Seahaven to a low close- up of the object on the road. When Truman looks up to see where it has fallen ...
Valerie Sutherland, 2000
9
Camera-cut-composition: A Learning Model
... plight in a hospital remains a problematic dramatic twist, Lumet overcomes the jury's questionable decision in favor of the plaintiff by cutting from the foreman's announcing the jury's verdict to a brief, descending, high-angle shot on Newman,  ...
Aaron Sultanik, 1995
10
Shakespeare and the Moving Image: The Plays on Film and ...
In only one aspect of his camera work is Olivier the leader of the pack, and that is in his use of the high-angle shot, to which he devotes thirteen per cent of his shots. Olivier trails Kozintsev in the mobility of his camera work and, although ...
Anthony Davies, Stanley Wells, 1994

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH-ANGLE SHOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high-angle shot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Finding Carter: “Wrecking Ball”
A high-angle shot reveals Lori behind a sniper rifle, which she quickly disassembles and slings over her shoulder before escaping with a ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jun 15»
2
Sullivan | Bar fight video flattering to none
The camera angle is static, capturing only a high-angle shot when any decent director would have wanted tighter framing. The limitations of ... «The Courier-Journal, Apr 15»
3
Nikon Coolpix S3700
Take a high-angle shot and the screen image turns black, or go for a low-angle composition and the display washes out almost completely. «PhotographyBLOG, Mar 15»
4
Berlin Film Review: 'Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories'
This theme is reinforced at film's close, with a high-angle shot that literally and figuratively dissects masculinity, but its graphic, on-the-nose style ... «Variety, Feb 15»
5
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS David Cronenberg's Maps to the Stars
As the final high-angle shot rises up to the constellations with spirits in tow, Maps to the Stars realigns a perspective that has been out of ... «Brooklyn Rail, Feb 15»
6
Akshay Seth: 'Whiplash' and the flaming swerve of visual storytelling
The kicker, though, and what makes this picture a beacon of great visual storytelling is the image that comes right after: A high-angle shot of ... «The Michigan Daily, Jan 15»
7
Sundance's Babylon Is As Pleasurable As a Serious Show Can Be
The show will cut from, say, a ground-level shot of people in a restaurant or office or government building to a high-angle shot of the same ... «Vulture, Jan 15»
8
Germán Silva Stays on Course
The TV coverage was relaxing with a high-angle shot of the fall foliage above Central Park South when commentator Larry Rawson, from the ... «Runner's World Newswire, Oct 14»
9
Salvatore Giuliano
Salvatore Giuliano opens with a high-angle shot of the titular Sicilian outlaw dead in a courtyard. He is “lying in a prone position, with the left leg ... «Little White Lies, Sep 14»

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