High Angle Shot

Camera above, looking down: vulnerability, surveillance, overview.

What it is

A high angle shot looks down on the subject. It makes characters look smaller, weaker or watched, and it gives the audience a map of the space.

Interrogations, hospital corridors and crowd scenes often use it.

Combine "high angle, looking down" with a floor detail (tiles, carpet, a table) so the model understands the geometry.

High angle looking down, a detective leaning over a metal table toward a suspect, one hard light above, deep shadows, slow push-in.