Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 378 · 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.🎥 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
2. 2.🎥 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
3. 3.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a worried face
5. 5.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a wide shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
8. 8.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
10. 10.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tall frame (c) tiny frame (d) round frame
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
13. 13.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a worried face (c) a fingertip on a key (d) where the story happens
15. 15.True or false: a medium shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) blurry (d) big and strong
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a person, waist up (c) the whole playground (d) a person and the setting
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) the whole playground (c) a fingertip on a key (d) two friends chatting
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) just one eye (d) a person, waist up
20. 20.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
22. 22.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎥 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
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a worried face (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a person and the setting
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a face showing feelings (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a person, waist up
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) the whole playground (c) a ring on a finger (d) a worried face
29. 29.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
33. 33.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
35. 35.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
38. 38.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot

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