Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 74 · 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: a medium shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) just one eye (c) a person, waist up (d) two friends chatting
3. 3.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
6. 6.🎥 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
7. 7.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a worried face (c) a face showing feelings (d) a fingertip on a key
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
12. 12.True or false: a close-up best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
17. 17.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a wide shot
20. 20.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) blurry (c) big and strong (d) far away
21. 21.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) tall frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) round frame
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
23. 23.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) so it is not shaky
24. 24.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
26. 26.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
28. 28.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a person and the setting (c) where the story happens (d) a teacher at the board
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) a worried face (c) the whole playground (d) a person, waist up
31. 31.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
34. 34.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
38. 38.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view

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