Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 415 · 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.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a person, waist up (c) a face showing feelings (d) a teacher at the board
3. 3.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) blurry (d) big and strong
4. 4.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a person, waist up (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a person and the setting
7. 7.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) round frame (c) tall frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
10. 10.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a ring on a finger (d) a face showing feelings
12. 12.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a person, waist up (c) where the story happens (d) a worried face
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
16. 16.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a person, waist up (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a face showing feelings
19. 19.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a close-up
21. 21.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
23. 23.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to change colour (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it louder
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
26. 26.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
29. 29.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a smiling face (c) a worried face (d) a teacher at the board
32. 32.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: to look straight down, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a close-up
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a fingertip on a key (c) the whole playground (d) a person and the setting
38. 38.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) just one eye (c) two friends chatting (d) the whole playground
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up

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