Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 117 · 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 bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
4. 4.True or false: a close-up best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) blurry (d) big and strong
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
8. 8.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) two friends chatting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a teacher at the board
10. 10.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
17. 17.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) tall frame (d) round frame
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) where the story happens (c) the whole playground (d) two friends chatting
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
21. 21.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to make it longer (c) to change colour (d) so it is not shaky
23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
25. 25.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
26. 26.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) the whole playground (c) a teacher at the board (d) a smiling face
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) just one eye (c) a worried face (d) the whole playground
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
31. 31.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a person and the setting (c) a smiling face (d) where the story happens
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a person and the setting (c) where the story happens (d) a smiling face
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a ring on a finger (d) a person, waist up
35. 35.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a close-up best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a teacher at the board (c) a ring on a finger (d) a crowd at a fair
38. 38.True or false: a detail shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
40. 40.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True

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