Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 62 · 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) tall frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) round frame
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person, waist up (d) the whole playground
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a teacher at the board
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) where the story happens (c) a person, waist up (d) a crowd at a fair
5. 5.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a person, waist up (c) a teacher at the board (d) two friends chatting
8. 8.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it louder (c) to change colour (d) to make it longer
12. 12.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) just one eye (c) a person and the setting (d) a smiling face
15. 15.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
17. 17.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
19. 19.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
21. 21.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a fingertip on a key (c) where the story happens (d) two friends chatting
23. 23.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
26. 26.True or false: a detail shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a person and the setting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a crowd at a fair
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
32. 32.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
34. 34.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a close-up
35. 35.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) two friends chatting (c) a person, waist up (d) a crowd at a fair
37. 37.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a person, waist up (c) the whole playground (d) a fingertip on a key

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