Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 679 · 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 a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a face showing feelings (d) a person, waist up
3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
4. 4.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
6. 6.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a smiling face (b) the whole playground (c) where the story happens (d) two friends chatting
8. 8.True or false: a wide shot best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
11. 11.True or false: a close-up best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) tall frame (c) round frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
14. 14.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) far away (c) blurry (d) small and weak
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
18. 18.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
21. 21.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a teacher at the board (c) a smiling face (d) just one eye
24. 24.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
27. 27.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a worried face (d) where the story happens
30. 30.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
31. 31.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
35. 35.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a teacher at the board
38. 38.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎥 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

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