Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 484 · 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: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) round frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) tall frame
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a smiling face (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a person and the setting
4. 4.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
8. 8.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) just one eye (c) a person, waist up (d) where the story happens
11. 11.🎥 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
12. 12.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a teacher at the board (c) a person and the setting (d) the whole playground
14. 14.🎥 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
15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a teacher at the board (c) the whole playground (d) a person, waist up
16. 16.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
19. 19.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) two friends chatting
22. 22.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a person and the setting
24. 24.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
26. 26.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎥 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
30. 30.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
32. 32.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) two friends chatting (d) a crowd at a fair
34. 34.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it longer (c) to make it louder (d) so it is not shaky
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
38. 38.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) blurry (c) far away (d) big and strong
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
40. 40.True or false: a wide shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False

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