Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 384 · 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 camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
3. 3.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎥 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
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a teacher at the board
8. 8.🎥 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
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a worried face (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) where the story happens
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 fingertip on a key (b) a person and the setting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) two friends chatting
12. 12.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a worried face (c) where the story happens (d) just one eye
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a teacher at the board (c) a smiling face (d) a face showing feelings
15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
16. 16.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a ring on a finger (c) a person and the setting (d) where the story happens
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
19. 19.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
22. 22.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
25. 25.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
27. 27.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
29. 29.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tiny frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) tall frame
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a person, waist up (d) a person and the setting
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
37. 37.🎥 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
38. 38.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot

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