Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

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