Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

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