Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 164 · 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 the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
2. 2.🎥 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
3. 3.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
5. 5.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a worried face (d) a person and the setting
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) just one eye (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) the whole playground
9. 9.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a close-up (d) eye level
10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a person and the setting (c) where the story happens (d) a crowd at a fair
12. 12.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) tiny frame (c) round frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
13. 13.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) where the story happens (c) a person, waist up (d) a worried face
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a smiling face (c) a crowd at a fair (d) where the story happens
20. 20.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a smiling face (c) a person, waist up (d) a ladybird’s spots
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a worried face (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a crowd at a fair
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person, waist up (b) two friends chatting (c) a worried face (d) a ladybird’s spots
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
28. 28.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) where the story happens (c) a person, waist up (d) a crowd at a fair
32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) two friends chatting (c) where the story happens (d) a face showing feelings
33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
35. 35.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) big and strong (d) blurry
36. 36.🎥 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
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
38. 38.True or false: a close-up best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot

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