Worm's-eye view

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A worm's-eye view is a view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm; the opposite of a bird's-eye view.

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A worms eye view is also useful in movie making. It is useful because it can be used as one of the camera shots/views. It is used in filming to look up to something to make an object look tall, strong and mighty.

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