Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 160 · 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 shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
2. 2.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) just one eye (c) a person and the setting (d) two friends chatting
4. 4.True or false: a medium shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tall frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) where the story happens (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a teacher at the board
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person and the setting (c) the whole playground (d) two friends chatting
12. 12.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
13. 13.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) the whole playground (c) a person, waist up (d) just one eye
18. 18.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) blurry (c) big and strong (d) far away
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a teacher at the board (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a ladybird’s spots
20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
21. 21.🎥 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
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
26. 26.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a wide shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) two friends chatting (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person, waist up (d) the whole playground
30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
33. 33.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
35. 35.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
36. 36.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) so it is not shaky
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a person, waist up (c) a person and the setting (d) just one eye
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a person, waist up (c) a person and the setting (d) a crowd at a fair
39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True

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