Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

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