Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 69 · 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 low angle. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
3. 3.True or false: a medium shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
6. 6.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
9. 9.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
11. 11.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
12. 12.True or false: a detail shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
14. 14.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) far away (c) blurry (d) small and weak
15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) just one eye (c) where the story happens (d) a ring on a finger
16. 16.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) where the story happens (c) a person, waist up (d) the whole playground
18. 18.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a fingertip on a key (c) the whole playground (d) a smiling face
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a face showing feelings (c) a teacher at the board (d) a smiling face
22. 22.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a face showing feelings (c) just one eye (d) a teacher at the board
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) two friends chatting (d) where the story happens
26. 26.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a close-up best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a close-up
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
31. 31.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) so it is not shaky (c) to make it louder (d) to change colour
32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
33. 33.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
35. 35.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) round frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) tall frame
36. 36.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
38. 38.True or false: a detail shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot

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