Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 393 · 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.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to change colour (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it longer
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) where the story happens (d) a worried face
3. 3.🎥 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
4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person, waist up (c) a person and the setting (d) a ladybird’s spots
7. 7.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
8. 8.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) blurry (c) big and strong (d) small and weak
9. 9.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a teacher at the board (c) a person, waist up (d) a face showing feelings
12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) just one eye (c) where the story happens (d) a ladybird’s spots
13. 13.🎥 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
14. 14.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
20. 20.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
22. 22.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
24. 24.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) round frame (d) tall frame
27. 27.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a worried face (c) a person and the setting (d) a ladybird’s spots
29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a face showing feelings (c) a worried face (d) the whole playground
30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
33. 33.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
35. 35.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
38. 38.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True

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