Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 171 · 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 a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) tiny frame (d) tall frame
3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a worried face (d) a face showing feelings
6. 6.True or false: a close-up best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) just one eye (c) a teacher at the board (d) a crowd at a fair
8. 8.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to make it longer (c) so it is not shaky (d) to change colour
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) where the story happens (c) the whole playground (d) a worried face
10. 10.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
12. 12.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
17. 17.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a smiling face (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a person, waist up
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a ring on a finger (c) a person, waist up (d) a face showing feelings
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
22. 22.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) two friends chatting (c) the whole playground (d) a teacher at the board
24. 24.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) just one eye (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a teacher at the board
26. 26.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) big and strong (c) small and weak (d) far away
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a person, waist up (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a smiling face
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
30. 30.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
33. 33.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
36. 36.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) just one eye (c) a face showing feelings (d) a person, waist up
39. 39.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False

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