Camera Shots
This shot frames a subject from the shoulders up, often used for interviews.
What is a close-up?
This 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan introduced Heath Ledger’s legendary portrayal of the Joker.
What is The Dark Knight?
This 1994 animated Disney classic follows a young lion cub named Simba on his journey to reclaim the Pride Lands.
What is The Lion King?
This U.S. President delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863 during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This angle looks down on the subject, making them appear weaker or smaller.
What is a high-angle shot?
This shot captures the entire subject from head to toe.
What is a wide or long shot?
This 2023 horror film, based on a popular video game, features a haunted children's pizzeria with murderous animatronic characters.
What is Five Nights at Freddy’s?
In Frozen (2013), this character sings the hit song Let It Go.
Who is Elsa?
This artist became the first to win Album of the Year four times at the Grammy Awards in 2024.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This angle is placed below the subject, making them look larger or more powerful.
What is a low-angle shot?
This shot includes a character from the waist up, balancing detail and background.
What is a medium shot?
In Avengers: Endgame (2019), this character famously said, "I am Iron Man" before snapping his fingers.
Who is Tony Stark (Iron Man)?
This 2021 Disney animated film, set in Colombia, features a magical family with unique powers and a hit song about a certain uncle.
What is Encanto?
This MLB team broke the "Curse of the Bambino" by winning the World Series in 2004 after an 86-year drought.
Who are the Boston Red Sox?
This angle is placed directly above a subject and gives a good overview of a scene or setting.
What is Bird's Eye View
This shot shows only part of a subject, like an eye or a hand.
What is an extreme close-up?
In this 1986 film, Gene Hackman plays the coach of this small-town Indiana high school basketball team that defies the odds to win the state championship.
What is Hoosiers
This 2003 Disney/Pixar movie follows a clownfish named Marlin as he searches for his lost son across the ocean.
What is Finding Nemo?
This is the only continent that is also a country.
What is Australia?
This angle is often used to show character dialogue and is also known as a 2-Shot.
What is Over The Shoulder
This shot is often used to establish a setting and give context to a scene from a long distance. Character emotions are hard to tell.
What is an extreme wide shot.
This 2023 film, starring Cillian Murphy and directed by Christopher Nolan, tells the story of the man who led the development of the atomic bomb.
What is Oppenheimer?
This 2017 Disney/Pixar film follows a young boy named Miguel who travels to the Land of the Dead to uncover his family's history and features the song Remember Me.
What is Coco?
This basketball team's mascot is a giant green dinosaur representing their home city in Canada.
Who are the Toronto Raptors?
This angle tilts the camera sideways, creating a slanted and disoriented look.
What is a Dutch angle (or tilted shot)?