Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 535 · 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 wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) two friends chatting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a smiling face
2. 2.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
5. 5.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) two friends chatting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a fingertip on a key
10. 10.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tall frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) tiny frame
11. 11.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) far away (c) small and weak (d) blurry
12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a person and the setting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a smiling face
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a wide shot
15. 15.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
17. 17.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a ring on a finger (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) where the story happens
20. 20.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎥 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
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a worried face (c) the whole playground (d) a person and the setting
23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
24. 24.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) two friends chatting (c) just one eye (d) a worried face
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
30. 30.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a close-up (d) a low angle
31. 31.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
35. 35.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a smiling face (b) two friends chatting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a worried face
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a person, waist up (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a face showing feelings
38. 38.True or false: a close-up best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
40. 40.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up

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