Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 5 · 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 shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
3. 3.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
7. 7.🎥 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
8. 8.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a teacher at the board (c) just one eye (d) a person and the setting
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) just one eye (c) a face showing feelings (d) where the story happens
11. 11.🎥 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
12. 12.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
16. 16.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) far away (c) big and strong (d) small and weak
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a fingertip on a key (c) two friends chatting (d) the whole playground
20. 20.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) round frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
21. 21.True or false: a wide shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
26. 26.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a face showing feelings (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a person, waist up
28. 28.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) just one eye (d) two friends chatting
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) where the story happens
32. 32.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) two friends chatting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) the whole playground
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
37. 37.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) the whole playground (c) a ring on a finger (d) where the story happens
39. 39.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False

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