Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

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