Dutch angle
English
noun
Definitions
- (film) A cinematic tactic achieved by tilting the camera off to the side. The shot is composed with the horizon not parallel with the bottom of the frame. The technique is often used to portray the psychological uneasiness of the subject being filmed.
Etymology
Derived from German deutsch (German, en, l).
Origin
German (Berlin)
deutsch
Gloss
German, en, l
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Deutschschweiz German
- Neue Deutsche Härte German
- Neue Deutsche Welle German
- afrodeutsch German
- altdeutsch German
- antideutsch German
- auslandsdeutsch German
- bessarabiendeutsch German
- binnendeutsch German
- biodeutsch German
- buchenlanddeutsch German
- bukowinadeutsch German
- deutsch German
- deutsch-deutsch German
- deutschblütig German
- deutschnational German
- deutschstämmig German
- gesamtdeutsch German
- großdeutsch German
- hochdeutsch German
- innerdeutsch German
- judenteutsch German
- kleindeutsch German
- mitteldeutsch German
- neudeutsch German
- niederdeutsch German
- norddeutsch German
- oberdeutsch German
- ostdeutsch German
- papierdeutsch German
- plattdeutsch German
- reichsdeutsch German
- russlanddeutsch German
- römisch-deutsch German
- süddeutsch German
- undeutsch German
- volksdeutsch German
- westdeutsch German
- wolgadeutsch German
- wolhyniendeutsch German
- Duits Dutch, Flemish
- diutisch Middle High German