Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 570 · 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 detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
3. 3.True or false: a medium shot best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to change colour (c) to make it longer (d) so it is not shaky
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
6. 6.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a worried face (c) a person and the setting (d) a ring on a finger
9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
10. 10.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a smiling face (d) a teacher at the board
12. 12.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) the whole playground (c) a ring on a finger (d) a teacher at the board
15. 15.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a person, waist up (d) just one eye
19. 19.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tiny frame (c) tall frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
22. 22.True or false: a medium shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a detail shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a person, waist up (c) the whole playground (d) where the story happens
28. 28.True or false: a wide shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a medium shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
31. 31.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) far away (c) small and weak (d) blurry
34. 34.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
36. 36.True or false: to look straight down, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person and the setting (d) a person, waist up
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a fingertip on a key (c) just one eye (d) a person and the setting
40. 40.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True

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