Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 549 · 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 a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
2. 2.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a face showing feelings (c) a fingertip on a key (d) two friends chatting
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a worried face (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a face showing feelings
5. 5.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a wide shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎥 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
10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
11. 11.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) blurry (c) small and weak (d) big and strong
12. 12.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
13. 13.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
16. 16.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
20. 20.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
23. 23.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) a low angle
24. 24.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it longer (c) to change colour (d) to make it louder
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) the whole playground (c) a ring on a finger (d) just one eye
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) the whole playground (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
29. 29.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) two friends chatting (b) a person and the setting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a face showing feelings
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.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) tiny frame (c) round frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
33. 33.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a fingertip on a key (c) where the story happens (d) two friends chatting
35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
36. 36.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) a person and the setting (c) a person, waist up (d) a ring on a finger
38. 38.True or false: to look straight down, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
40. 40.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False

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