low-angle shot

American  

[loh-ang-guhl] / ˈloʊˈæŋ gəl /

noun

1. a shot taken with the camera placed in a position below and pointing upward at the subject.

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Example Sentences

Another Scorsese favorite, Luchino Visconti’s “The Leopard,” set in Sicily around 1860, provides the visual template for one of Daniel Day-Lewis’s entrances, a low-angle shot in which fireworks explode behind him.

From New York Times

At the tee of the par-4 seventh, Mickelson teed up his ball, walked to the front of the tee box and stepped twice on a tuft of tall grass, which he told a rules official afterward was potentially in his line as he planned a low-angle shot.

From Reuters

He was captivated by what he called a “different and unique” low-angle shot of the famous Lady Liberty, without realizing that the photo had been taken at the corner of Las Vegas and Tropicana boulevards.

From Seattle Times

At 11:03, Lehtonen couldn’t stop Jagr’s low-angle shot over the goalie’s shoulder into the upper right corner of the net.

From Washington Times

But the always witty and cool-headed Hal Gurnee, the show’s director, brought in a handheld camera to capture it all in an artistic low-angle shot.

From Time