From Below

Last week I spoke about the “from above” point of view (POV), so this week it’s “from below”‘s turn!

In the case of these Tarantino shots it’s not straight from below, but a bit askew. Even though it isn’t being used that much, it is a very known POV, named the frog perspective. Mostly used to look up to someone or something, for example the sky.

From Above

There are different point of views (POV) we can use in photography and filming. The camera is the eye of the viewer end decides the perspective from which the viewer sees the scene. For example, you can use an “over the shoulder POV” to see what the subject sees. This gives it a very subjective feel; you’re watching it from their side. You can also use a bird’s eye view, when you want to overlook everything with a sense of distance and maybe even objectivity. If you, on top of that, put the two opposites on the left and the right of the screen, you don’t even have to pick anyones side (mind you, even in this view the preference goes to the left as this is the first thing we see, because we learn to look from left to right).