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