Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 100 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Choose the shot for the job): Wide shot = the whole place; medium shot = waist up; close-up = a face; detail shot = one small part. Low angle (looking up) = big and strong; high angle (looking down) = small or weak. Eye level = normal and fair; bird’s-eye view = straight down from above.

1. 1.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
3. 3.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a crowd at a fair (c) just one eye (d) where the story happens
5. 5.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) the whole playground (c) a worried face (d) two friends chatting
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a smiling face (c) a teacher at the board (d) a worried face
9. 9.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
11. 11.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
12. 12.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a smiling face (c) a face showing feelings (d) the whole playground
15. 15.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person, waist up (c) two friends chatting (d) where the story happens
17. 17.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a person, waist up (c) a smiling face (d) a worried face
23. 23.True or false: a detail shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
26. 26.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a teacher at the board (c) just one eye (d) a smiling face
32. 32.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tiny frame (c) tall frame (d) round frame
35. 35.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to make it louder (c) so it is not shaky (d) to change colour
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) two friends chatting (d) a smiling face
37. 37.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) small and weak (c) big and strong (d) far away
38. 38.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up

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