Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 60 · 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.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) round frame (d) tall frame
2. 2.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a face showing feelings (c) a smiling face (d) the whole playground
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) two friends chatting (c) a ring on a finger (d) a person, waist up
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) just one eye (c) a ring on a finger (d) a teacher at the board
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a worried face (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a ladybird’s spots
10. 10.🎥 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
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a teacher at the board (c) just one eye (d) a worried face
13. 13.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) a teacher at the board (d) two friends chatting
17. 17.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
20. 20.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
23. 23.🎥 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
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
25. 25.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
28. 28.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a smiling face (b) the whole playground (c) two friends chatting (d) just one eye
34. 34.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a medium shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) where the story happens (c) a ring on a finger (d) the whole playground
38. 38.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
40. 40.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) blurry (d) big and strong

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