The Filmmaker's Eye: Canted Shots and Macro Shots

A canted shot (Also known as a Dutch Angle despite no connection to the germans) is a shot that is taken with the camera tilted on its side, so that the horizon in the frame is not level. Canted shots can be used to represent the psychology of a character or of an environment in whole. Canted shots become more and more unnerving to the audience as the degree to which the camera it tilted. A canted shot should usually only be used for a single shot, or it becomes too noticeable. There are some instances, however, where leaving the camera at an angle for all shots can be gotten away with.

Macro shots are extreme close ups. They are taken with a special lens called a macro lens which allows you to take shots that are closer than a normal camera would allow. Macro shots allow you to capture very small details or create extremely tight shots. This type of shot also works well to create abstract shots