Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 66 · 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) blurry (b) big and strong (c) far away (d) small and weak
2. 2.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
4. 4.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a person and the setting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a worried face
7. 7.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
8. 8.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) two friends chatting (c) the whole playground (d) a person and the setting
14. 14.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tiny frame (c) tall frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
16. 16.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it longer (c) to make it louder (d) so it is not shaky
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
18. 18.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
20. 20.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
21. 21.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) two friends chatting (c) a face showing feelings (d) just one eye
23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
24. 24.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
28. 28.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
30. 30.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
34. 34.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a face showing feelings (c) just one eye (d) a person, waist up
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) where the story happens (c) the whole playground (d) two friends chatting
37. 37.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot

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