angle shot
nounMovies, Photography.
a picture taken with the camera pointed obliquely at the subject, sometimes causing distortion of perspective and proportion.
Origin of angle shot
1First recorded in 1935–40
- Also called angle.
Words Nearby angle shot
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How to use angle shot in a sentence
We have the ones we took coming in; what we want is a wide-angle shot.
Islands of Space | John W CampbellBefore it could fall, I had my Solar out and, with a wide-angle shot, burned the contract to ashes.
The Repairman | Harry HarrisonThe wide-angle shot dissipated the power, but it did include all of them.
Evil Out of Onzar | Mark Ganes
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