Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 518 · 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 best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
2. 2.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a worried face (c) a teacher at the board (d) a ring on a finger
4. 4.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a blank screen (d) a close-up
5. 5.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) just one eye (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a person, waist up (d) a smiling face
7. 7.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
9. 9.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
11. 11.🎥 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
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
13. 13.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
15. 15.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a person and the setting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a ladybird’s spots
20. 20.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tall frame (c) round frame (d) tiny frame
21. 21.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
23. 23.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
27. 27.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
29. 29.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) small and weak (c) big and strong (d) far away
30. 30.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a smiling face (c) a worried face (d) a person, waist up
32. 32.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a face showing feelings (c) just one eye (d) a worried face
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) two friends chatting (c) just one eye (d) a ladybird’s spots
35. 35.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
37. 37.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False

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