Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 688 · 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.🎥 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
2. 2.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
3. 3.🎥 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
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a smiling face (c) a person and the setting (d) a face showing feelings
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a person, waist up (d) a worried face
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) the whole playground (c) a ring on a finger (d) a person and the setting
7. 7.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
9. 9.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) round frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) just one eye (c) a teacher at the board (d) where the story happens
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
14. 14.True or false: a wide shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) just one eye (b) a person and the setting (c) a face showing feelings (d) a teacher at the board
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) where the story happens (c) just one eye (d) two friends chatting
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
21. 21.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) eye level
22. 22.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) far away (c) big and strong (d) small and weak
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) a crowd at a fair (c) two friends chatting (d) a worried face
26. 26.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a smiling face (c) just one eye (d) a ladybird’s spots
31. 31.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
35. 35.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
38. 38.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
39. 39.True or false: a medium shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True

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