God’s Eye View, A Supercut of Straight Down Shots in Movies

God’s Eye View is a supercut by Brian Carroll featuring straight down shots in films.

This type of shot is commonly referred to as a “God’s Eye View” angle. The camera lens is perpendicular to the subject without any POV reference, which gives the viewer an omniscient viewpoint of the character and the surrounding space.

Previously we featured Brian’s Keep on Walking supercut.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.