Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 65 · 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) the whole playground (b) a smiling face (c) where the story happens (d) a person, waist up
2. 2.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
3. 3.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
5. 5.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a person and the setting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a worried face
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
10. 10.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
14. 14.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a blank screen
15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
16. 16.🎥 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
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a smiling face (c) just one eye (d) a person, waist up
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a ring on a finger (c) where the story happens (d) a teacher at the board
19. 19.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) a ring on a finger (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a fingertip on a key
21. 21.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
23. 23.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a smiling face (c) just one eye (d) where the story happens
26. 26.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) where the story happens (c) a ring on a finger (d) a face showing feelings
28. 28.🎥 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
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
30. 30.🎥 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
31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
32. 32.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) big and strong (d) blurry
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a person and the setting (c) where the story happens (d) a face showing feelings
35. 35.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎥 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
38. 38.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle

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