Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 626 · 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.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a smiling face (c) a person and the setting (d) the whole playground
3. 3.🎥 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
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) a person, waist up (c) a person and the setting (d) a face showing feelings
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a teacher at the board (c) where the story happens (d) two friends chatting
7. 7.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a teacher at the board (c) a smiling face (d) a ring on a finger
9. 9.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎥 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
11. 11.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
12. 12.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
13. 13.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) far away (c) small and weak (d) big and strong
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
15. 15.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it longer (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it louder
16. 16.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a close-up
18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
19. 19.True or false: a close-up best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person, waist up (b) a person and the setting (c) a face showing feelings (d) a ring on a finger
24. 24.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
27. 27.True or false: to look straight down, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
30. 30.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
32. 32.True or false: a medium shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a close-up best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) just one eye (c) two friends chatting (d) a smiling face
35. 35.True or false: a close-up best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) just one eye (c) a person, waist up (d) two friends chatting
37. 37.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a wide shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False

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