Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

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