Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 553 · 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 person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
2. 2.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
4. 4.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a wide shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a teacher at the board (c) a person and the setting (d) a worried face
7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
9. 9.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) so it is not shaky
10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
11. 11.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎥 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
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a person and the setting (d) just one eye
14. 14.🎥 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
15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a smiling face (d) two friends chatting
16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
17. 17.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) blurry (d) big and strong
18. 18.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
20. 20.True or false: a detail shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) just one eye (c) a face showing feelings (d) two friends chatting
22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
23. 23.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a face showing feelings (d) a crowd at a fair
25. 25.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) the whole playground (c) a person and the setting (d) a person, waist up
27. 27.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tiny frame (c) tall frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) two friends chatting (c) a worried face (d) a fingertip on a key
29. 29.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
31. 31.True or false: a wide shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎥 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
34. 34.🎥 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
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
37. 37.🎥 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
38. 38.True or false: a wide shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot

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