Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 451 · 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 bully look weak? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
2. 2.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
4. 4.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) round frame (d) tall frame
5. 5.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
6. 6.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) two friends chatting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a smiling face
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
9. 9.True or false: a wide shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
11. 11.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
12. 12.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
14. 14.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it longer (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it louder
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a smiling face (c) a person, waist up (d) a worried face
17. 17.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
20. 20.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) just one eye (c) a person, waist up (d) a ladybird’s spots
22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
23. 23.True or false: a detail shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎥 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
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) a person, waist up (d) a fingertip on a key
26. 26.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
28. 28.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
30. 30.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) where the story happens (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a crowd at a fair
32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) just one eye (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a worried face
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a person, waist up (c) a teacher at the board (d) two friends chatting
35. 35.True or false: a close-up best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a smiling face (c) a teacher at the board (d) the whole playground
37. 37.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
40. 40.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True

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