Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 206 · 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 wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) just one eye (c) a teacher at the board (d) a ring on a finger
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a person and the setting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a worried face
3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a face showing feelings (d) a ring on a finger
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a smiling face (c) a teacher at the board (d) a ladybird’s spots
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
7. 7.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a teacher at the board
9. 9.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
13. 13.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) small and weak (c) blurry (d) big and strong
15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
18. 18.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to make it louder (c) so it is not shaky (d) to change colour
20. 20.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎥 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
22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
24. 24.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) eye level (d) a low angle
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
29. 29.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a worried face (c) a face showing feelings (d) the whole playground
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a smiling face (c) a ring on a finger (d) a person, waist up
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) two friends chatting
35. 35.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) the whole playground (c) a person and the setting (d) a person, waist up
37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
38. 38.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True

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