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* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': The introduction of Tortuga's best and brightest in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' features one such shot.

It can also be done through not directly involving the camera (or other spectator viewpoint), but by having a character missing said little person and having to look down, usually when hearing "Down Here!" Or sometimes, by mixing the two.

** The six-inch-tall Wee Mad Arthur introduces himself with "Down here, bigjobs".

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' episode "I See a Funny Cartoon in Your Future" has the villainous medium Madame Argentina being introduced this way.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' episode "I See a Funny Cartoon in Your Future" has the villainous medium Madame Argentina being introduced this way.

* Briefly in ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': when Fix-It Felix Jr. knocks at the door of King Candy's castle and Sour Bill opens it, Felix at first doesn't see him until he looks down, along with the camera's viewpoint.

* Done in ''Film/TheMysteryOfTheDragonSeal'' (a.k.a. ''Viy 2: Journey to China''). The protagonist sneaks aboard a Russian ship and demands to see the captain -- to what the crewmembers respond he's already facing him. When asking where, as he can't see him, the captain (a dwarf) stomps on his foot to get his attention. Justified in this case, since the iron mask the protagonist is wearing is certainly reducing his vision field.

* In ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'', a RunningGag has the character Tuxingsun (a four-foot tall midget with a earth-colored face) challenging other taoists and generals, only for the opponent to fail to see him at a first glance, much to his ire. However he can usually pay them back by showing them how he can get an advantage from his short stature to attack them from below.

It can also be done through not directly involving the camera (or other spectator viewpoint), but by having a character missing said midget and having to look down, usually when hearing "Down Here!" Or sometimes, by mixing the two.

* Done in ''Film/TheMysteryOfTheDragonSeal'' (a.k.a. ''Viy 2: Journey to China''). The protagonist sneaks aboard a Russian ship and demands to see the captain -- to what the crew members responds he's already facing him. When asking where, as he can't see him, the captain (a dwarf) stomps on his foot to get his attention. Justified in this case, since the iron mask the protagonist is wearing is certainly reducing his vision field.

A small brown Toad -- with, admittedly, a fair overlayer of red gore -- looked up at him and waved. "Hello!"

* Done in the credits for the one-season Nancy Walker vehicle ''Blansky's Beauties'', which ended with a pan over the faces of a line of statuesque showgirls that completely misses their manager, the 4'11" Ms. Walker, who has to stick her hand into shot and point downward at herself to get the camera to find her.

* Done in the credits for the one-season Nancy Walker vehicle ''Blansky's Beauties'', which ended with a pan over a bunch of statuesque showgirls that completely misses their manager, the 4'11" Ms. Walker, which has to stick her hand into shot and point downward at herself to get the camera to find her.

* After the prologue of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel III'', Rean arrives in Leeves, where he's to become a new instructor at the Thors Branch Campus. After standing around for a bit, taking and thinking over the sights, he hears a familiar female voice saying his name, but can't place where it's coming from. The camera tilts left and right to show him looking in both directions before tilting down to show [[HugeGuyTinyGirl Towa]]. This is one of [[RunningGag many times]] the series makes fun of her petite stature.

* Done in ''The Mystery of the Dragon Seal'' (a.k.a. ''Viy 2: Journey to China''). The protagonist sneaks aboard a Russian ship and demands to see the captain -- to what the crew members responds he's already facing him. When asking where, as he can't see him, the captain (a dwarf) stomps on his foot to get his attention. Justified in this case, since the iron mask the protagonist is wearing is certainly reducing his vision field.

* Inverted in ''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space'' when the BigBad's bumbling henchman has the camera pointed too low so it only films the RightHandCat sitting on his lap.

* A variant was done in one episode of the Canadian TV show ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'' when they spoofed fashions. At the end, two boys (one around 8 and one teenaged) came on-set pretending to be naked as the ultimate fashion. The younger boy started asking for the camera to tilt down because it was only framing his head. The female host quickly calls out "run the credits" as she realizes that panning down would expose a bit more of the older (taller) boy than would be "safe"...

* After the prologue of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel III'', Rean arrives in Leeves, where he's to become a new instructor at the Thors Branch Campus. After standing around for a bit, taking and thinking over the sights, he hears a familiar female voice saying his name, but can't place where it's coming from. The camera tilts left and right to show him looking in both directions before panning down to show [[HugeGuyTinyGirl Towa]]. This is one of [[RunningGag many times]] the series makes fun of her petite stature.

* In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', episode "[[Recap/RWBYV6E8DeadEnd Dead End]]", the camera shows an upwards shot of the two Atlesian gate guards standing proudly to attention as their commander's boots can be heard approaching from the distance. There's silence, and then the camera suddenly pans downwards with a cranking sound to focus on the commander's diminutive height.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', episode "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E10SecretWeapons Secret Weapons]]": Colonel Gascon's introduction: the door to the briefing room opens, and then the camera pans down to reveal him standing in the entrance.

* In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', episode "[[RWBYV6E8DeadEnd Dead End]]", the camera shows an upwards shot of the two Atlesian gate guards standing proudly to attention as their commander's boots can be heard approaching from the distance. There's silence, and then the camera suddenly pans downwards with a cranking sound to focus on the commander's diminutive height.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWar'', episode "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E10SecretWeapons Secret Weapons]]": Colonel Gascon's introduction: the door to the briefing room opens, and then the camera pans down to reveal him standing in the entrance.

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* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': The introduction of Tortuga's best and brightest in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' features one such shot.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': In "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E19NowWereOnlyFallingApart Now We're Only Falling Apart]]", the first time [[spoiler:Pink Diamond turns into Rose Quartz]], Pearl is talking to her, then turns around for a second and then back to see nothing. Then [[spoiler:Pink]] waves her arms from the bottom of the screen and the camera tilts down to show the much shorter [[spoiler:Rose]]. An interesting variant, since both [[spoiler:Pink and Rose]] are huge by human standards, with [[spoiler:Pink]] being close to twelve feet and [[spoiler:Rose]] being a more reasonable 6-7.

* Briefly in ''Disney/WreckItRalph'': when Fix-It Felix Jr. knocks at the door of King Candy's castle and Sour Bill opens it, Felix at first doesn't see him until he looks down, along with the camera's viewpoint.
* ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'': Officer Clawhauser of the Zootopia Police Department hears someone say "Excuse Me", but sees no one. Rookie Officer Judy Hopps, a small bunny, actually has to say "Down here" for Clawhauser to peer over the reception desk to see her. He {{squee}}s at the sight.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': After Star and Janna perform a summoning for "[[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS2E21HungryLarry Hungry Larry]]", we hear repeated knocks with a very ominous music playing, building up the moment the door is finally opened... to reveal the empty night sky. Until the camera tilt down, revealing the eponymous character is a very tiny BedsheetGhost.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': In "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E19NowWereOnlyFallingApart Now We're Only Falling Apart]]", the first time [[spoiler:Pink Diamond turned into Rose Quartz]], Pearl is talking to her, then turns around for a second and then back to see nothing. Then [[spoiler:Pink]] waves her arms from the bottom of the screen and the camera tilts down to show the much shorter [[spoiler:Rose]]. An interesting variant, since both [[spoiler:Pink and Rose]] are huge by human standards, with [[spoiler:Pink]] being close to twelve feet and [[spoiler:Rose]] being a more reasonable 6-7.

** In Creator/JoshScorcher's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrl2l8uamLc "Taking Not Looking for Trouble Too Seriously", Commander Firebrand and Aramau congratulate themselves on setting up a LaserHallway to defend FOB Equestria... only to hear a voice which they can't quite locate. After a "SHOW YOURSELF!" and "Down here, idiots," the camera tilt down to reveal Green Scorpion, who's a... green scorpion. He helpfully points out to them that their base's defenses aren't geared at all toward intruders the size of bugs.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'': In "Yesterday's Funny Monkey", Jake hears an insult from offscreen and looks back. The scene cuts to two elephant jocks, then one of them points down and the camera shifts to reveal Dickie Sugarjumper.