Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 172 · 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.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
3. 3.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person, waist up (d) a person and the setting
6. 6.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a worried face
8. 8.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a detail shot
9. 9.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
11. 11.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) tall frame (c) round frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
12. 12.True or false: a medium shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
14. 14.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) two friends chatting (c) a person and the setting (d) a smiling face
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a crowd at a fair (c) the whole playground (d) just one eye
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
18. 18.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to change colour (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it louder
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
20. 20.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a smiling face (c) a teacher at the board (d) two friends chatting
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a face showing feelings (c) a fingertip on a key (d) the whole playground
23. 23.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a person, waist up (c) two friends chatting (d) a person and the setting
26. 26.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ring on a finger (d) the whole playground
29. 29.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
32. 32.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
35. 35.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) far away (c) small and weak (d) blurry
36. 36.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a smiling face (b) where the story happens (c) a person and the setting (d) a ring on a finger
39. 39.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot

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