Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 545 · 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 a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) just one eye (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
5. 5.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a wide shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a person, waist up (c) just one eye (d) a ring on a finger
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
9. 9.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tall frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
10. 10.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a detail shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) a teacher at the board (c) a face showing feelings (d) where the story happens
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a person, waist up (c) a teacher at the board (d) a ladybird’s spots
15. 15.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a detail shot
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a teacher at the board (c) where the story happens (d) a smiling face
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) the whole playground (c) just one eye (d) where the story happens
18. 18.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) blurry (d) big and strong
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) the whole playground (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a crowd at a fair
23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a smiling face (d) a ring on a finger
25. 25.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
28. 28.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a teacher at the board (c) a worried face (d) a ring on a finger
31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
33. 33.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) the whole playground (c) two friends chatting (d) a fingertip on a key
35. 35.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) to make it longer
36. 36.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) two friends chatting (c) a worried face (d) the whole playground
39. 39.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
40. 40.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True

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