Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 46 · 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 of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) two friends chatting (c) a smiling face (d) a person and the setting
2. 2.🎥 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
3. 3.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it louder (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it longer
5. 5.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
6. 6.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a teacher at the board
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a bird’s-eye view
12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a person and the setting (c) a worried face (d) a face showing feelings
13. 13.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
14. 14.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tall frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a face showing feelings (c) just one eye (d) a teacher at the board
16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
17. 17.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) just one eye (c) a ring on a finger (d) a person and the setting
23. 23.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a face showing feelings (c) a teacher at the board (d) where the story happens
28. 28.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
36. 36.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) far away (c) small and weak (d) big and strong
37. 37.True or false: a close-up best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) two friends chatting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a worried face (d) a person and the setting
39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False

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