Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 370 · 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 the whole playground? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
2. 2.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
5. 5.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to change colour (c) to make it longer (d) so it is not shaky
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) just one eye (c) two friends chatting (d) a ladybird’s spots
8. 8.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) round frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
9. 9.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a person and the setting (c) a worried face (d) a smiling face
12. 12.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a person and the setting (c) a face showing feelings (d) two friends chatting
14. 14.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a face showing feelings (c) the whole playground (d) a person, waist up
16. 16.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎥 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
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) two friends chatting (d) a smiling face
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a ring on a finger (c) the whole playground (d) a smiling face
20. 20.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) small and weak (c) big and strong (d) far away
22. 22.True or false: a detail shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a worried face
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
28. 28.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a close-up best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a teacher at the board (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a smiling face
33. 33.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
35. 35.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a teacher at the board (d) a person and the setting
39. 39.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True

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