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