Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 162 · 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 worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a smiling face (c) a ring on a finger (d) the whole playground
4. 4.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) small and weak (c) far away (d) blurry
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a person and the setting (c) a ring on a finger (d) where the story happens
6. 6.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) round frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
7. 7.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
9. 9.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
11. 11.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a person and the setting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) where the story happens
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a blank screen
17. 17.True or false: a close-up best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) so it is not shaky (c) to change colour (d) to make it longer
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a person, waist up (d) a smiling face
21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
22. 22.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a person and the setting (d) a face showing feelings
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
28. 28.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
31. 31.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) where the story happens (c) a teacher at the board (d) a crowd at a fair
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) the whole playground (c) a smiling face (d) a ring on a finger
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (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 wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) just one eye (c) a person, waist up (d) a crowd at a fair
38. 38.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False

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