Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 733 · 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 medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
2. 2.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) small and weak (c) blurry (d) far away
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a fingertip on a key (c) two friends chatting (d) a ladybird’s spots
4. 4.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) two friends chatting (c) the whole playground (d) a ring on a finger
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a face showing feelings (c) just one eye (d) a person and the setting
7. 7.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) so it is not shaky (c) to change colour (d) to make it longer
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a teacher at the board (c) where the story happens (d) a face showing feelings
10. 10.🎥 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
11. 11.🎥 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
12. 12.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) round frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
14. 14.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎥 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
17. 17.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
19. 19.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a person, waist up (c) a smiling face (d) a crowd at a fair
23. 23.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a teacher at the board (d) a person and the setting
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
28. 28.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a detail shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a crowd at a fair (c) just one eye (d) a smiling face
31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
32. 32.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
36. 36.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a close-up best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False

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