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The Dutch Angle

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In cinematography , the Dutch angle is one of the cinematic techniques used to portray psychological uneasiness or tension in the subject being filmed. This is a technique used by film makers to showcase a disturbing shot by giving the audience a clue of what they will witness in the screen later. In the below picture, we can see visualise the building as a normal one without any mysterious or scary elements associated with it. This doesn't have the oblique or Dutch Angle. In the picture below, after adding a filter and equipping the Dutch Angle we can totally visualise the same house as one which has mysterious elements attached to it.  This technique has been exploited to the fullest in most movies. I vividly remember the Mission Impossible movie released in 1996 which used this technique.  There's an argument involving witty monologues between Tom Cruise and the antagonist shown with the Dutch Angle. Then there's an explosion in the huge fish tank in the hotel. T...