Dutch Angles

Dutch Angles

The Dutch angle is an angle which puts a noticeable tilt on the camera's axis. These angles are used to enhance unsettling or disorienting moments and emphasise a foreboding feeling portrayed in a scene. The Dutch angle was used and created by German expressionists in the early 1900s. 

There are three things directors must consider when filming a Dutch angle: Identify an unsettling/disorienting moment in their script, consider the moment, and enhance the moment. There are four things that can effectively enhance a Dutch angle - increasing the degree of the tilt on the shot, lowering the camera height, choosing the most effective lens for the scene, and keeping in mind the depth of field.