Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 217 · 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 shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
2. 2.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a close-up best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
5. 5.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) two friends chatting (c) a face showing feelings (d) the whole playground
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a person and the setting (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
9. 9.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a teacher at the board (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a crowd at a fair
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
12. 12.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) to make it longer
13. 13.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) the whole playground (c) where the story happens (d) a person, waist up
15. 15.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) where the story happens (c) a fingertip on a key (d) the whole playground
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) where the story happens (c) a teacher at the board (d) a crowd at a fair
18. 18.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) the whole playground (c) a person, waist up (d) a teacher at the board
21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
22. 22.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a teacher at the board (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a face showing feelings
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
25. 25.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
27. 27.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
32. 32.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) the whole playground (c) just one eye (d) a person and the setting
34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
36. 36.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tall frame (c) round frame (d) tiny frame
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
40. 40.🎥 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

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