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Early Bird Special: A supercut of “God’s Eye View” shots in various films.
[The straight-down shot] is commonly referred to as a “God’s Eye View” angle. The camera lens is perpendicular to the subject without any POV reference, which gives the viewer an omniscient viewpoint of the character and the surrounding space.
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Unofficially now my favorite camera angle.