Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 647 · 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 shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
2. 2.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) to make it longer
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) where the story happens (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a worried face
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
5. 5.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a worried face (c) a ring on a finger (d) a person and the setting
7. 7.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a bird’s-eye view
10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
11. 11.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a low angle (d) eye level
12. 12.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) round frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a teacher at the board (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) two friends chatting
15. 15.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a worried face (c) where the story happens (d) a person and the setting
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a ring on a finger (c) a person and the setting (d) just one eye
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) two friends chatting (d) a crowd at a fair
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
20. 20.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a person and the setting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a person, waist up
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a face showing feelings (d) where the story happens
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) two friends chatting (b) a ring on a finger (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
25. 25.🎥 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
26. 26.True or false: a detail shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
28. 28.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
30. 30.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
36. 36.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) big and strong (d) blurry
40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person, waist up (c) a person and the setting (d) where the story happens

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