Crane shot

Definition of a crane shot:

 In filmmaking a crane shot is a shot taken by a camera on a crane or jib. There uses are to view the actors from above or to move up and away from them, a common way of ending a film. Example of a crane shot.
 
 A crane shot is used to show that the film is ending as the camera is leaving the scene and floating up into the sky. It helps the audience detach and recognise that the film is over.