Dutch angle — A deliberately rolled camera angle that turns the horizon diagonal and makes the frame feel unstable.

View & framing

Dutch angle

ダッチアングル

A deliberately rolled camera angle that turns the horizon diagonal and makes the frame feel unstable.

How to recognise it

A diagonal horizon
The frame tilts, not merely the subject

Aliases

Canted angleDutch tilt

Words for AI

EnglishDutch-angle character shot with the horizon rolled about 18 degrees

日本語水平線を約18度傾けたダッチアングル