Kinolab: Film Language Tags: aerial shot

Film Language Tag: aerial shot

A shot from above, usually made from a plane, helicopter, or crane. Cook, A History of Narrative Film, 5th ed.

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34 Film Clips

96,000, In the Heights

Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) learns his corner-store sold a winning lottery ticket for a $96,000 pot.

Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomainia, The Great Dictator

Adenoid Hynkel (Charlie Chaplin) delivers a speech in "Tomainian" to a crowd of soldiers.

Arbigast's Death, Psycho

Arbigast enters the house to look for Norman's mom and meets his untimely death.

Asha's Escape, Pumzi

Asha (Kudzani Moswela) escapes the confines of the Maitu community and explores the outside world.

Cabrini Green, Candyman

Helen and Bernadette explore the Cabrini Green Housing Projects.

Camp Chapman Attack, Zero Dark Thirty

Jessica (Jennifer Ehle) and Maya (Jessica Chastain) text back and forth. Jessica goes to meet a supposed double agent for Al-Qaeda but instead, the agent is a triple agent and sets off a suicide vest, killing 7 CIA operatives. Maya finds out about her friend's death and Thomas (Jeremy Strong) informs her of Abu Ahmed's death.

Carneval del Barrio, In the Heights

Before leaving Washington Heights, Daniela (Daphne Rubin-Vega) gets the neighborhood on its feet again.

Closing Sequence, Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary decides to take care of her child even though he is the son of Satan.

Closing Sequence, Pumzi

Asha (Kudzani Moswela) protects the Mother Plant as it grows.

Crossed Letters, Jules and Jim

When Jim (Henri Serre) and Catherine's (Jeanne Moreau) relationship sours after they fail to make a baby together, a letter correspondence complicates the matter.

Epilogue, Minority Report

Anderton describes the fate of the precognitive system in the aftermath of Burgess’ death.

Grow and Advance, Transcendence

Max speculates on Will's plans and ambitions.

Imagination and Memory, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Bauby finds a way to free himself of the diving bell by embracing his own imagination and memories.

J2's Death, Archive

J2 kills herself by drowning.

Kal Ho Naa Ho Opening Sequence, Kal Ho Naa Ho

The opening sequence voice-over, and the credits against the backdrop of New York work together to depict the city as a land of economic and romantic possibilities for non-resident Indian Naina (Preity Zinta).

La colita, The Great Beauty

Jep Gambardella celebrates his 65th birthday.

Macintosh, Jobs

Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) introduces the Macintosh computer to the rest of Apple.

Opening Scene, The Social Network

Mark Zuckerberg makes his way back to his dorm, after being dumped by his college girlfriend.

Opening Sequence, Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary and Guy move into their new home.

Opening Sequence, Candyman

The film opens on the city of Chicago.

Opening Sequence, The Conversation

Harry tracks a couple through San Francisco's Union Square.

Opening Sequence, In the Heights

Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) introduces el barrio.

Opening Sequence, Psycho

Marion and Sam get dressed.

Opening Sequence, Pumzi

35 years after The Water War, the Maitu community lives in contained cities and dreams are prohibited.

Put Me Down, Psycho

Norman's mother refuses to go hide in the fruit cellar.

Springtime for Hitler, The Producers

Reactions to the first showing of Springtime with Hitler.

The Cowboy, Mulholland Drive

Director Adam Kesher meets The Cowboy at the top of Beechwood Canyon.

The New Martin, Transcendence

Martin is healed by Will's nanotechnology developments.

The Shining Opening Title Sequence, The Shining

A list of opening credits over the protagonist's drive to his interview at the hotel.

The Three Lunatics, Jules and Jim

Jim (Henri Serre) moves into the chalet officially as Catherine's (Jeanne Moreau) lover with Jules' (Oskar Werner) blessing, and the three live happily for a while.

The War, Jules and Jim

Shortly after Jules (Oskar Werner) and Catherine (Jeanne Moreau) get married, Jules and Jim (Henri Serre) are sent to serve during the Great War on opposing sides.