Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 327 · 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 fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) to make it longer
3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
4. 4.🎥 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
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a smiling face (c) a fingertip on a key (d) the whole playground
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a worried face (c) two friends chatting (d) where the story happens
7. 7.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
9. 9.🎥 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
10. 10.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) round frame (c) tiny frame (d) tall frame
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) just one eye (c) a person and the setting (d) the whole playground
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a teacher at the board (c) a fingertip on a key (d) where the story happens
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person and the setting (c) the whole playground (d) a crowd at a fair
15. 15.True or false: a medium shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a crowd at a fair (c) where the story happens (d) a person, waist up
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) where the story happens (c) two friends chatting (d) just one eye
21. 21.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a close-up best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a teacher at the board (c) a smiling face (d) just one eye
26. 26.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
27. 27.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a person, waist up (c) just one eye (d) a fingertip on a key
29. 29.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) small and weak (c) blurry (d) big and strong
30. 30.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
31. 31.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
33. 33.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
36. 36.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) just one eye (b) a worried face (c) a person and the setting (d) where the story happens
38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a face showing feelings (c) just one eye (d) a crowd at a fair
40. 40.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a close-up (d) eye level

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