Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 582 · 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 make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a smiling face (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a face showing feelings
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a person and the setting (c) a smiling face (d) a ring on a finger
4. 4.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
6. 6.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a person and the setting (c) a face showing feelings (d) two friends chatting
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
11. 11.🎥 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
12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) two friends chatting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) just one eye
13. 13.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
16. 16.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tiny frame (c) round frame (d) tall frame
17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a fingertip on a key (c) the whole playground (d) two friends chatting
20. 20.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to make it longer (c) so it is not shaky (d) to change colour
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) where the story happens (c) the whole playground (d) a worried face
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person, waist up (c) a worried face (d) the whole playground
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a worried face (c) the whole playground (d) a person, waist up
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
28. 28.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
30. 30.True or false: a close-up best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) just one eye (c) two friends chatting (d) where the story happens
32. 32.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a smiling face (d) two friends chatting
34. 34.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a wide shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) far away (c) small and weak (d) big and strong

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