Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

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