← Shot types and camera angles lesson New set →

Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 285 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. a high angle
  2. a bird’s-eye view
  3. so it is not shaky
  4. a detail shot
  5. True
  6. a crowd at a fair
  7. False
  8. eye level
  9. False
  10. a smiling face
  11. a close-up
  12. a teacher at the board
  13. False
  14. False
  15. a bird’s-eye view
  16. a ladybird’s spots
  17. a detail shot
  18. the whole playground
  19. eye level
  20. True
  21. False
  22. a high angle
  23. True
  24. big and strong
  25. a close-up
  26. a wide shot
  27. a close-up
  28. a worried face
  29. False
  30. False
  31. a wide shot
  32. a medium shot
  33. True
  34. a fingertip on a key
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. a low angle
  40. a detail shot

Free animation and design lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/animation-for-kids