Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 138 · 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 show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
2. 2.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) far away (c) blurry (d) small and weak
4. 4.🎥 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
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a worried face (d) a fingertip on a key
6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a ring on a finger (d) just one eye
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a ring on a finger (c) the whole playground (d) a teacher at the board
9. 9.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) two friends chatting (c) a person and the setting (d) a ladybird’s spots
11. 11.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
12. 12.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
16. 16.True or false: a medium shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
18. 18.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a worried face (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
22. 22.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) to make it longer
23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
24. 24.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a close-up best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) round frame (c) tiny frame (d) tall frame
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a detail shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
35. 35.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
37. 37.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a person and the setting (c) a teacher at the board (d) just one eye
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a teacher at the board (d) a ring on a finger
40. 40.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True

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