Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 602 · 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 teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) two friends chatting (c) the whole playground (d) a person, waist up
4. 4.True or false: a close-up best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a teacher at the board (c) a smiling face (d) just one eye
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) where the story happens (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a smiling face
8. 8.🎥 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
9. 9.🎥 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
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
12. 12.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) tiny frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) round frame
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a ring on a finger (d) a person and the setting
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
16. 16.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) big and strong (c) far away (d) small and weak
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a ring on a finger (d) a person and the setting
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a fingertip on a key (c) the whole playground (d) a person, waist up
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
21. 21.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎥 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
24. 24.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) so it is not shaky
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
27. 27.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
30. 30.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
31. 31.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
33. 33.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person and the setting (d) a ring on a finger
35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a person, waist up (c) a smiling face (d) a crowd at a fair
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person, waist up (b) two friends chatting (c) a face showing feelings (d) a person and the setting
38. 38.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a worried face (c) the whole playground (d) where the story happens

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