Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 55 · 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: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
5. 5.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
11. 11.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) eye level (d) a low angle
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a teacher at the board (c) a fingertip on a key (d) the whole playground
14. 14.True or false: a close-up best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a teacher at the board (d) the whole playground
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) the whole playground (c) a ring on a finger (d) a teacher at the board
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) the whole playground (c) a face showing feelings (d) just one eye
18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a ring on a finger (d) where the story happens
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
21. 21.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) small and weak (c) far away (d) big and strong
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
23. 23.🎥 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
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a smiling face (c) a worried face (d) a person, waist up
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) a worried face (c) two friends chatting (d) a person and the setting
28. 28.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a blank screen (d) a close-up
31. 31.🎥 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
32. 32.True or false: a detail shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) tall frame (d) tiny frame
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a person and the setting (c) a teacher at the board (d) a fingertip on a key
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
36. 36.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
38. 38.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) two friends chatting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a ring on a finger
40. 40.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) True (b) False

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