Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 432 · 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 camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
2. 2.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) round frame (d) tall frame
3. 3.🎥 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
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a face showing feelings
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) two friends chatting (c) just one eye (d) where the story happens
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) the whole playground (c) a smiling face (d) a ring on a finger
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
9. 9.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
11. 11.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a teacher at the board (c) where the story happens (d) a ring on a finger
14. 14.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
16. 16.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
18. 18.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a close-up best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
22. 22.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a person and the setting (c) a worried face (d) a teacher at the board
24. 24.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) blurry (c) far away (d) small and weak
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a worried face (d) the whole playground
27. 27.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a person, waist up (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) where the story happens
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a person, waist up (c) a person and the setting (d) where the story happens
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a person, waist up
32. 32.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) two friends chatting (c) just one eye (d) a ladybird’s spots
34. 34.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
35. 35.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it longer (c) to make it louder (d) to change colour
38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
40. 40.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle

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