Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

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