a bird's eye shot



a bird's eye shot

A scene photographed or filmed from an angle above the subject. Stand on the roof of that building and get a bird's eye shot of our lead actress walking down the street.
See also: eye, shot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Primitivapree-mee-TEE-vah (Spanish)Spanish, Late Roman
Sukarnosoo-KAHR-noIndonesian, Javanese
Peppino-Italian
Dykes[daiks]
RosemaryROZ-mə-reeEnglish
Guenevere-Arthurian Romance