Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 248 · 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) tiny frame (b) tall frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) round frame
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a person, waist up (d) a smiling face
3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
5. 5.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) a low angle
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
7. 7.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) far away (c) big and strong (d) small and weak
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person, waist up (c) just one eye (d) a smiling face
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a person and the setting (c) a smiling face (d) just one eye
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a teacher at the board (d) a person, waist up
11. 11.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to make it longer (c) so it is not shaky (d) to change colour
12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a ring on a finger (c) a face showing feelings (d) where the story happens
13. 13.🎥 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
14. 14.🎥 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
15. 15.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
19. 19.True or false: a detail shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) the whole playground (d) a teacher at the board
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
23. 23.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
25. 25.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person and the setting (c) a face showing feelings (d) where the story happens
27. 27.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
29. 29.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a person, waist up
34. 34.True or false: a wide shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
37. 37.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view

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