Camera Position and Angles

When shooting a film or an interview, you can make people appear differently to the audience by shooting them in different angles and different positions.

There are general rules as to where to place the camera when interviewing someone and shooting them on film. The first of these is the height of the camera. In an interview for the news or a documentary if you dislike the person you can put the camera at a certain height to make them look bad, or oppositely if you like a person, you can put the camera at a visibly satisfying height. If you shoot a person above the camera, it makes them look arrogant, and it also boosts their importance. However if you put the camera above them, it belittles them, and makes them look meaningless and not important.

The most accepted and supposable the best angle and height to shot a person from is at 32 degrees to the subject, and on the same height. This makes them look normal, and also shows the best angles of a persons face.