Worm's-Eye View

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In plain words

Looks almost straight up from the ground to maximize height and a sense of looming.

When to use it

Buildings, trees, huge products, a shot of a falling object coming toward the viewer's head.

Example videos

The Worm's Eye Shot TUTORIAL - Low-Angle Perspective Filming — Explainer: Shows how to shoot a worm's-eye shot with the camera on the ground looking almost straight up, along with the result.
20 Cinematic Camera Moves & Shots for Seedance and Kling | AI FIlmmaking Tutorial — AI: From 1:22, it shows a worm's-eye view made with AI.

Will AI handle it well?

Public AI example available — Veo 'Worm's-eye view'

One-click prompt

Worm's-eye view, camera on the ground looking straight up at a tall glass skyscraper, clouds sliding past between the towers, extreme height and overwhelming scale, locked-off camera, 16mm wide lens, cool bright daylight, awe-inspiring mood, 5-second shot.

Tell the AI like this

worm's-eye view, camera on the ground looking straight up at the tower

See it in real films and ads

Wikipedia — Worm's-eye view

AI-made examples

Veo prompt guide

Recommended for scenes like these

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Techniques that pair well

Extreme Wide Shot (EWS)TiltPull-Back RevealMedium Close-Up (MCU)Repetition & Pattern
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