Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 259 · 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.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) small and weak (c) blurry (d) big and strong
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) two friends chatting (c) a person, waist up (d) a crowd at a fair
3. 3.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) just one eye (c) the whole playground (d) a teacher at the board
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) a teacher at the board (d) two friends chatting
8. 8.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a detail shot best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a worried face (c) a person and the setting (d) where the story happens
12. 12.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
13. 13.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) the whole playground (c) a person, waist up (d) a smiling face
17. 17.🎥 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
18. 18.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tall frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
19. 19.🎥 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
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a ring on a finger (c) a smiling face (d) a worried face
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person, waist up (c) just one eye (d) where the story happens
22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
24. 24.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
26. 26.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to change colour (c) to make it longer (d) so it is not shaky
29. 29.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
31. 31.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
34. 34.True or false: a wide shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
38. 38.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a close-up
39. 39.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot

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