Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 631 · 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 wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a blank screen (d) a close-up
3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a person and the setting (d) just one eye
5. 5.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
7. 7.True or false: a close-up best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) two friends chatting (c) where the story happens (d) just one eye
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) two friends chatting (c) just one eye (d) a worried face
12. 12.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) the whole playground (d) a worried face
15. 15.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
18. 18.🎥 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
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a blank screen (d) a close-up
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a face showing feelings (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a worried face
22. 22.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) just one eye (b) a smiling face (c) the whole playground (d) a ring on a finger
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
26. 26.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) tall frame (d) tiny frame
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
29. 29.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a close-up best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a ring on a finger (c) a person, waist up (d) a crowd at a fair
32. 32.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) two friends chatting (c) a ring on a finger (d) a worried face
34. 34.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) so it is not shaky (c) to change colour (d) to make it louder
38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
40. 40.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view

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