Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 303 · 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.True or false: a wide shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) just one eye (d) a crowd at a fair
3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) where the story happens (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
7. 7.🎥 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
8. 8.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it louder (c) to make it longer (d) so it is not shaky
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) the whole playground (c) a teacher at the board (d) a smiling face
11. 11.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a person, waist up (c) two friends chatting (d) a fingertip on a key
13. 13.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
15. 15.True or false: a detail shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a detail shot best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) round frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) tall frame
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
20. 20.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
22. 22.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) small and weak (c) far away (d) big and strong
23. 23.True or false: a detail shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a blank screen
25. 25.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a person and the setting (c) a face showing feelings (d) a ladybird’s spots
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) where the story happens (c) a person, waist up (d) the whole playground
33. 33.True or false: a medium shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
36. 36.True or false: a close-up best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
38. 38.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a smiling face (b) a crowd at a fair (c) just one eye (d) a person, waist up
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot

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