Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 59 · 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.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it louder (c) to make it longer (d) so it is not shaky
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a ring on a finger (c) a teacher at the board (d) just one eye
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a person, waist up (d) two friends chatting
4. 4.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
7. 7.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a close-up best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
11. 11.True or false: a detail shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a worried face (d) a ring on a finger
15. 15.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a worried face (c) just one eye (d) the whole playground
17. 17.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) small and weak (c) far away (d) big and strong
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) a fingertip on a key (c) the whole playground (d) a teacher at the board
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a smiling face (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a teacher at the board
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a person and the setting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) just one eye
23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
24. 24.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a close-up
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
27. 27.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
29. 29.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a smiling face (c) a person and the setting (d) a person, waist up
31. 31.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a person and the setting (d) where the story happens
34. 34.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) round frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
36. 36.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
39. 39.True or false: to look straight down, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True

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