Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 56 · 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 smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
2. 2.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a close-up (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
4. 4.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
7. 7.True or false: a detail shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a person, waist up (d) a ring on a finger
12. 12.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to change colour (c) to make it longer (d) to make it louder
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) the whole playground (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a ring on a finger
14. 14.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
16. 16.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a worried face (c) a crowd at a fair (d) the whole playground
18. 18.🎥 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
19. 19.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a smiling face (c) a teacher at the board (d) a person and the setting
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a teacher at the board (c) just one eye (d) a smiling face
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
23. 23.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a crowd at a fair (d) the whole playground
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) where the story happens (c) a person, waist up (d) a person and the setting
28. 28.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) round frame (c) tall frame (d) tiny frame
29. 29.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
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 shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
34. 34.True or false: a close-up best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a detail shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
37. 37.True or false: a medium shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a close-up best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a worried face (c) a face showing feelings (d) a fingertip on a key
40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a teacher at the board (d) a ring on a finger

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