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

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

The Lions went in front 1-0 in the 19th minute on sophomore Sharif Kombo’s powerful run up the right side and tough angle shot from eight yards away into the far, left corner.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2014

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