Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 165 · 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 bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
5. 5.🎥 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
6. 6.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) a low angle
7. 7.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
9. 9.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
11. 11.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
12. 12.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) big and strong (d) blurry
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
14. 14.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) just one eye (c) a person and the setting (d) where the story happens
18. 18.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) where the story happens (c) a crowd at a fair (d) the whole playground
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
22. 22.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) round frame (c) tall frame (d) tiny frame
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) where the story happens (c) a worried face (d) a smiling face
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a ring on a finger (c) a person and the setting (d) a face showing feelings
25. 25.True or false: a close-up best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it longer (c) to make it louder (d) to change colour
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) the whole playground (c) a person, waist up (d) just one eye
28. 28.🎥 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
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.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
31. 31.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) the whole playground
32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a person, waist up
33. 33.🎥 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
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a worried face (c) two friends chatting (d) a ladybird’s spots
35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a teacher at the board (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a worried face
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
37. 37.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a close-up best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True

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