Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 137 · 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 where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a smiling face (d) where the story happens
3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
4. 4.🎥 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
5. 5.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎥 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
7. 7.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
8. 8.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it louder (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it longer
9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) the whole playground (c) a face showing feelings (d) a ladybird’s spots
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
12. 12.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
14. 14.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a detail shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
17. 17.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) two friends chatting (c) a worried face (d) a person and the setting
19. 19.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a fingertip on a key (d) just one eye
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a smiling face (b) two friends chatting (c) a ring on a finger (d) a teacher at the board
23. 23.🎥 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
24. 24.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a wide shot best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a person and the setting (c) two friends chatting (d) the whole playground
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a smiling face (c) where the story happens (d) a ring on a finger
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
29. 29.True or false: a close-up best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a teacher at the board (c) a person, waist up (d) a worried face
31. 31.🎥 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
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
33. 33.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) two friends chatting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a worried face
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
36. 36.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) big and strong (c) far away (d) small and weak
40. 40.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle

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