Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 11 · 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.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tall frame (c) tiny frame (d) round frame
3. 3.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) where the story happens (c) a fingertip on a key (d) two friends chatting
5. 5.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a teacher at the board
15. 15.True or false: a close-up best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) eye level
17. 17.🎥 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
18. 18.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a person and the setting (c) a smiling face (d) a ring on a finger
20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a face showing feelings (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
26. 26.True or false: a medium shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a wide shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) just one eye (c) a person and the setting (d) a person, waist up
32. 32.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a blank screen
34. 34.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a ring on a finger (c) two friends chatting (d) where the story happens
36. 36.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) small and weak (c) far away (d) blurry
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a crowd at a fair (c) just one eye (d) the whole playground
38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up

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