Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

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