Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

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