Hip-Level Shot

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In plain words

Placing the camera at waist height draws the eye to body movement, like the hands, the waistline, and the walk, rather than the face. It's the height that showed the holster in western duels.

When to use it

The moment of taking a product out of a pocket, a parody of a duel scene, the hand movements of a person walking in.

Example videos

Ultimate Guide to Camera Angles: Every Camera Shot Explained (Shot List, Ep. 3) — Explainer: From 8:56, it explains with a scene from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly that the hip-level shot came from the height of the holster.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (11/12) Movie CLIP - Three-Way Standoff (1966) HD — Real: A duel scene that alternates between shots at the height of the gun on the hip and extreme close-ups of just the eyes.

Will AI handle it well?

Not verified — state the height with 'camera at hip height'. With a start frame, the camera height instruction can be ignored, so always check the result.

One-click prompt

Hip-level shot, camera at waist height, a traveler in a long coat walks across a quiet station hall and slowly slides a phone out of his coat pocket, the frame shows only his hand, hip and stride with his face cut off above, 28mm lens, soft overhead light, tense calm mood, 5-second shot.

Tell the AI like this

hip-level shot, camera at waist height, his hand slowly reaching for the phone in his pocket

See it in real films and ads

StudioBinder — Hip Level Shot explained

AI-made examples

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