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Dutch angle - is otherwise known as oblique angle or German angle or Canted or Batman angle it is a cinematic technique often used to portray the psychological uneasiness or tension in the subject being filmed. A Dutch angle is achieved by tilting the camera off to the side so that the shot is composed with the horizon at an angle to the bottom of the frame. Many Dutch angles are static shots at an obscure angle, but in a moving Dutch angle shot the camera can pivot, pan or track along the directors established diagonal axis for the shot.A dutch angle converting slowly to a horizontal straight and zoom in to a closeup can some time generates amazing results.