Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 558 · 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 camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
3. 3.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) big and strong (d) blurry
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
5. 5.True or false: a medium shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a person and the setting (c) a worried face (d) a ring on a finger
7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
8. 8.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) round frame (c) tall frame (d) tiny frame
10. 10.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it longer (c) to make it louder (d) to change colour
12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a crowd at a fair (c) two friends chatting (d) where the story happens
13. 13.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a smiling face (d) the whole playground
15. 15.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a face showing feelings (c) two friends chatting (d) a teacher at the board
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) two friends chatting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a face showing feelings
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
20. 20.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a teacher at the board (c) a person and the setting (d) where the story happens
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
25. 25.True or false: a detail shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎥 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
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
28. 28.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
29. 29.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a face showing feelings (c) the whole playground (d) two friends chatting
32. 32.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
34. 34.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) just one eye (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a teacher at the board
36. 36.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a close-up
38. 38.True or false: a wide shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True

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