Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 593 · 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.True or false: a medium shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a ring on a finger (c) just one eye (d) two friends chatting
3. 3.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) small and weak (c) big and strong (d) blurry
4. 4.True or false: a detail shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a person, waist up (d) a fingertip on a key
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a ring on a finger (c) the whole playground (d) a face showing feelings
8. 8.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it louder (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it longer
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) two friends chatting (c) a smiling face (d) a fingertip on a key
11. 11.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) a ring on a finger (d) a ladybird’s spots
13. 13.🎥 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
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
17. 17.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) the whole playground (c) a smiling face (d) a teacher at the board
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
25. 25.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
28. 28.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎥 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
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) two friends chatting (c) a person, waist up (d) just one eye
31. 31.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) the whole playground (c) a teacher at the board (d) a person and the setting
33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
34. 34.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) tiny frame (c) round frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
36. 36.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
38. 38.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a medium shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a wide shot

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