Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 120 · 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 of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) two friends chatting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) the whole playground
2. 2.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
3. 3.True or false: a detail shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a person, waist up (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) where the story happens
6. 6.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) big and strong (c) blurry (d) far away
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a teacher at the board (c) just one eye (d) a fingertip on a key
8. 8.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) tiny frame (c) round frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a face showing feelings (c) the whole playground (d) a crowd at a fair
11. 11.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a blank screen (d) a close-up
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
13. 13.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it longer (c) to make it louder (d) to change colour
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a face showing feelings (c) two friends chatting (d) where the story happens
15. 15.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
19. 19.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a worried face (c) a smiling face (d) where the story happens
24. 24.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) where the story happens (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
27. 27.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person, waist up (c) a fingertip on a key (d) where the story happens
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a person, waist up (c) a teacher at the board (d) the whole playground
34. 34.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) the whole playground (d) a person, waist up
37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
38. 38.True or false: a medium shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a medium shot best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle

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