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LOW ANGLE SHOT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Photography
- Cinematography
- Television Arts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low angle shot
1, record 1, English, low%20angle%20shot
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low-angle shot 2, record 1, English, low%2Dangle%20shot
correct
- ground angle shot 3, record 1, English, ground%20angle%20shot
correct
- worm's eye view 3, record 1, English, worm%27s%20eye%20view
correct
- low angle view 4, record 1, English, low%20angle%20view
correct
- low shot 5, record 1, English, low%20shot
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shot from beneath eye-level, with the camera looking up at the subject [making it] appear large, dominant, and even threatening. 6, record 1, English, - low%20angle%20shot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A low angle shot is one taken with the camera held as low as possible. 1, record 1, English, - low%20angle%20shot
Record 1, Key term(s)
- low-angle view
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Photographie
- Cinématographie
- Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plan en contre-plongée
1, record 1, French, plan%20en%20contre%2Dplong%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- contre-plongée 2, record 1, French, contre%2Dplong%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- angle en contre-plongée 3, record 1, French, angle%20en%20contre%2Dplong%C3%A9e
masculine noun
- contreplongée 4, record 1, French, contreplong%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prise de vues où la caméra est placée plus bas que le sujet à filmer c'est-à-dire qu'elle est dirigée vers le haut par rapport à l'horizontale. 5, record 1, French, - plan%20en%20contre%2Dplong%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'impression produite par la contre-plongée est celle de grandeur et d'exaltation, de supériorité [...] toujours selon le contexte de l'histoire. 6, record 1, French, - plan%20en%20contre%2Dplong%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
- Fotografía
- Cinematografía
- Televisión (Artes escénicas)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contrapicado
1, record 1, Spanish, contrapicado
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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