Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 436 · 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 giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
2. 2.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to make it longer (c) so it is not shaky (d) to change colour
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a face showing feelings (c) the whole playground (d) two friends chatting
5. 5.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a person, waist up (c) a fingertip on a key (d) where the story happens
7. 7.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
9. 9.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a wide shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a smiling face (c) just one eye (d) a fingertip on a key
12. 12.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) the whole playground (c) a person, waist up (d) a ring on a finger
14. 14.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
15. 15.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) big and strong (c) far away (d) small and weak
17. 17.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
20. 20.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
22. 22.True or false: a close-up best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎥 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
24. 24.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a ring on a finger (c) the whole playground (d) a person, waist up
26. 26.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a person, waist up (c) a ring on a finger (d) a face showing feelings
29. 29.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tall frame (c) round frame (d) tiny frame
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a crowd at a fair (c) just one eye (d) a ring on a finger
32. 32.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎥 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
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) two friends chatting (c) a teacher at the board (d) a fingertip on a key
35. 35.True or false: a wide shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
37. 37.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
39. 39.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot

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