Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 632 · 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 of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a worried face (c) a teacher at the board (d) a ladybird’s spots
2. 2.True or false: a medium shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) where the story happens (c) a face showing feelings (d) two friends chatting
7. 7.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
10. 10.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it longer (c) to make it louder (d) to change colour
12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a smiling face (c) a person and the setting (d) a ring on a finger
13. 13.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tiny frame (c) tall frame (d) round frame
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
17. 17.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
18. 18.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a smiling face (c) a person and the setting (d) the whole playground
20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
21. 21.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
23. 23.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a ring on a finger (c) the whole playground (d) a face showing feelings
26. 26.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
30. 30.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
32. 32.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a blank screen
33. 33.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a person and the setting (d) where the story happens
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a bird’s-eye view
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a crowd at a fair (c) just one eye (d) where the story happens
39. 39.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
40. 40.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True

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