Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

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