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Camera angles & viewpoints · Working

Dutch angle

Also called: canted angle

ELI5

A deliberately tilted horizon used to create imbalance, stylisation or disorientation.

Used in conversation

“Let’s try the dutch angle here and see how it changes the moment.”

Pitch context

This term helps a treatment describe how the camera or light will shape the viewer's experience.

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