Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 222 · 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 where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) where the story happens (c) a person, waist up (d) a teacher at the board
4. 4.True or false: a close-up best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a smiling face (d) just one eye
7. 7.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a ring on a finger
9. 9.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) round frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) tiny frame
10. 10.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it louder (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it longer
11. 11.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a ring on a finger (c) a teacher at the board (d) a face showing feelings
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
15. 15.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) small and weak (c) blurry (d) far away
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a worried face (c) a smiling face (d) a teacher at the board
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
19. 19.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a wide shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a person, waist up (c) a worried face (d) a person and the setting
23. 23.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) two friends chatting (c) just one eye (d) a crowd at a fair
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) two friends chatting (c) a ring on a finger (d) a smiling face
26. 26.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
28. 28.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) two friends chatting (c) the whole playground (d) a fingertip on a key
31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
32. 32.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a close-up best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a medium shot best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
37. 37.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a detail shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
40. 40.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle

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