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