Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 342 · 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 look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
3. 3.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) round frame (d) tiny frame
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a smiling face (c) just one eye (d) where the story happens
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person, waist up (c) just one eye (d) a face showing feelings
6. 6.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (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) a fingertip on a key (b) a worried face (c) a teacher at the board (d) the whole playground
9. 9.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) where the story happens (c) just one eye (d) a worried face
11. 11.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) the whole playground (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
15. 15.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
17. 17.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
20. 20.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a person, waist up (d) the whole playground
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) just one eye (c) where the story happens (d) a ring on a finger
23. 23.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
26. 26.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
28. 28.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a close-up best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
34. 34.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
37. 37.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) blurry (d) big and strong
38. 38.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a close-up best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True

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