What's it called · Film & video 12

Tilt

Also called: Tilting

The camera turns up or down from a fixed position to reveal a tall subject or guide the viewer’s gaze vertically.

Watch the camera tip up in place from the person to the top of the tower.

Often confused with

• Pan: Turns left and right from a fixed spot
• Crane shot: The camera itself rises or lowers
• High / Low angle: Not a movement: the angle itself, looking down from above or up from below