Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

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