Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 627 · 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.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) blurry (c) small and weak (d) big and strong
2. 2.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
5. 5.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person and the setting (d) a fingertip on a key
10. 10.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
13. 13.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
14. 14.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
16. 16.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) tiny frame (c) round frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) the whole playground
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) the whole playground (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a person, waist up
21. 21.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a detail shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎥 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
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a worried face (c) a smiling face (d) the whole playground
27. 27.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a detail shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a teacher at the board (c) a smiling face (d) a person and the setting
32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a worried face (c) where the story happens (d) a ring on a finger
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a teacher at the board (d) a face showing feelings
34. 34.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) the whole playground (c) a person, waist up (d) a ladybird’s spots
37. 37.🎥 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
38. 38.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a ring on a finger (c) a teacher at the board (d) the whole playground

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