Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 71 · 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 face showing feelings? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
2. 2.🎥 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
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a fingertip on a key (c) the whole playground (d) a ladybird’s spots
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
6. 6.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) just one eye (c) a person and the setting (d) two friends chatting
8. 8.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) where the story happens (c) a teacher at the board (d) a ring on a finger
16. 16.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a person, waist up (d) a face showing feelings
18. 18.🎥 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
19. 19.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tall frame (c) round frame (d) tiny frame
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) just one eye (c) a person, waist up (d) a crowd at a fair
22. 22.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a medium shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a ring on a finger (c) two friends chatting (d) where the story happens
31. 31.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
32. 32.True or false: a close-up best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎥 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
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
35. 35.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) two friends chatting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a ladybird’s spots
37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
38. 38.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a fingertip on a key (c) just one eye (d) a teacher at the board
40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a smiling face (d) a worried face

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