Cinema Encyclopedia on Instagram: "“The world sure looks… and feels… different from way up there.” 😇 An overhead shot is when the camera is placed directly above the subject. It’s somewhere around a 90-degree angle above the scene taking place. Overhead shots are also called a bird view, bird’s eye view, or elevated shot. Directors use Overhead Shot to shoot vertical action within a scene or to empower the viewer with an objective perspective or when they want to diminish actors in the frame. W