Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 736 · 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 camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a blank screen (d) a bird’s-eye view
3. 3.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tiny frame (c) tall frame (d) round frame
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) where the story happens (c) two friends chatting (d) a fingertip on a key
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a crowd at a fair (c) just one eye (d) a person, waist up
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
9. 9.🎥 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
10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a person, waist up (c) where the story happens (d) a ring on a finger
11. 11.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
12. 12.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
16. 16.🎥 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
17. 17.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
21. 21.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) small and weak (c) far away (d) big and strong
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
23. 23.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it louder (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it longer
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) just one eye (c) a person, waist up (d) a worried face
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a smiling face (c) a person and the setting (d) two friends chatting
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person and the setting (c) a teacher at the board (d) a face showing feelings
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) two friends chatting (c) a person and the setting (d) a ring on a finger
29. 29.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person, waist up (c) just one eye (d) a teacher at the board
31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
32. 32.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
35. 35.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) two friends chatting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a person and the setting
40. 40.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True

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