Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 341 · 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 medium shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎥 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
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a crowd at a fair (c) just one eye (d) a ring on a finger
6. 6.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tiny frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) tall frame
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a smiling face (c) a person, waist up (d) where the story happens
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) just one eye (b) a worried face (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) the whole playground
10. 10.🎥 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
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a smiling face (c) a ring on a finger (d) a person and the setting
12. 12.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
13. 13.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
15. 15.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
17. 17.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) just one eye (c) a smiling face (d) a person and the setting
20. 20.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a fingertip on a key (c) where the story happens (d) a worried face
23. 23.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a worried face (c) a face showing feelings (d) two friends chatting
26. 26.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) just one eye (b) a teacher at the board (c) a ring on a finger (d) a smiling face
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a ring on a finger (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a teacher at the board
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
30. 30.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
34. 34.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a person, waist up (d) a fingertip on a key
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
38. 38.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
40. 40.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False

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