the camera is tilted up or down. Tilts can be used to follow action. If a character on screen was climbing a ladder, the director might use a low angled tilt to follow them as they move upwards.

In a crane shot the camera is mounted to a crane and can move up or down ... Aerial shots are often used at the start of a film to establish setting and create a sense of mood.

A camera that exposes photographic film to light in order to take a picture. Used since the late 1800s, the film is a chemical emulsion on a plastic substrate that is sensitive to light.