Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 322 · 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: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) two friends chatting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a fingertip on a key
4. 4.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) small and weak (c) far away (d) big and strong
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a worried face (c) a person, waist up (d) the whole playground
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
7. 7.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) tall frame (d) round frame
9. 9.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to make it louder (c) so it is not shaky (d) to change colour
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) just one eye (c) a smiling face (d) two friends chatting
11. 11.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a person and the setting (c) a person, waist up (d) a face showing feelings
15. 15.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) the whole playground (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) where the story happens
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a person, waist up (c) a person and the setting (d) a fingertip on a key
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
21. 21.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
23. 23.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a face showing feelings (c) just one eye (d) a crowd at a fair
29. 29.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
33. 33.🎥 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
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
35. 35.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a teacher at the board (c) the whole playground (d) a fingertip on a key
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) two friends chatting (c) where the story happens (d) a worried face
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) two friends chatting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a fingertip on a key
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
40. 40.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True

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