Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 675 · 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: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a smiling face (c) where the story happens (d) a teacher at the board
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a worried face (c) a smiling face (d) just one eye
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a person and the setting (c) a person, waist up (d) a crowd at a fair
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
7. 7.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
9. 9.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it louder (c) to change colour (d) to make it longer
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a crowd at a fair (c) two friends chatting (d) a fingertip on a key
11. 11.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
12. 12.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) just one eye (c) the whole playground (d) a teacher at the board
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a crowd at a fair (c) where the story happens (d) a ladybird’s spots
16. 16.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) round frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) tiny frame
17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a wide shot (c) a blank screen (d) a close-up
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) just one eye (b) the whole playground (c) a face showing feelings (d) a teacher at the board
19. 19.True or false: a close-up best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a detail shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a ring on a finger (c) a person and the setting (d) a face showing feelings
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
25. 25.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) big and strong (c) far away (d) small and weak
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) the whole playground (c) two friends chatting (d) a worried face
27. 27.True or false: a medium shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
29. 29.True or false: a close-up best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a person and the setting (c) a worried face (d) a face showing feelings
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) a high angle (d) eye level
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
34. 34.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎥 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
36. 36.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a teacher at the board (c) a person, waist up (d) a ring on a finger
38. 38.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False

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