Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 385 · 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 usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a blank screen
2. 2.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a close-up (d) a low angle
3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
4. 4.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person, waist up (b) a person and the setting (c) a face showing feelings (d) where the story happens
7. 7.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) so it is not shaky (c) to make it longer (d) to make it louder
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
10. 10.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) round frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person, waist up (b) a ring on a finger (c) a person and the setting (d) a worried face
14. 14.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
15. 15.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) just one eye (c) a smiling face (d) a teacher at the board
17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
18. 18.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
21. 21.🎥 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
22. 22.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a smiling face (c) a crowd at a fair (d) two friends chatting
24. 24.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a teacher at the board (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a smiling face
27. 27.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) small and weak (c) big and strong (d) blurry
28. 28.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) two friends chatting (c) a worried face (d) a crowd at a fair
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
34. 34.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) just one eye (c) a person and the setting (d) where the story happens
36. 36.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
38. 38.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False

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