angle shot

American  

noun

Movies, Photography.

1. a picture taken with the camera pointed obliquely at the subject, sometimes causing distortion of perspective and proportion.

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Etymology

Origin of angle shot

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

His low angle shot went off the back of Merzlikins and rolled into the net for his fourth goal of the season.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2021

Looking down at her in a low angle shot from Claudia's perspective, the man smiles warmly.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2021

The low angle shot of Ronaldinho’s debut strike for Barcelona captures the broiling excitement splendidly.

From The Guardian • Feb. 28, 2019

Bennett scored his seventh of the season a little more than a minute later, when his bad angle shot slipped through Halak’s pads, and the goaltender inadvertently kicked it into the net.

From Washington Times • Apr. 8, 2017

When Dmitry Orlov was whistled for tripping, Cody Hodgson beat Holtby with a bad angle shot along the goal line to knot the score at 2 just 1:41 into the second.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2014