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
DortheDOR-teDanish
Petras-Lithuanian
Fathi-Arabic
Elva (2)-Danish, Icelandic
ChelsieCHEL-seeEnglish (Modern)
Sagit-Hebrew