Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 743 · 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 ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
2. 2.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
4. 4.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a worried face (c) the whole playground (d) a face showing feelings
6. 6.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) where the story happens (c) two friends chatting (d) a person and the setting
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a teacher at the board (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a smiling face
9. 9.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
12. 12.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a person and the setting (d) a teacher at the board
15. 15.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
19. 19.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tall frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a teacher at the board (d) a face showing feelings
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a teacher at the board (c) the whole playground (d) just one eye
25. 25.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎥 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
27. 27.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) two friends chatting (c) a person and the setting (d) a ring on a finger
30. 30.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) blurry (c) small and weak (d) far away
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
33. 33.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) two friends chatting (b) a worried face (c) a person, waist up (d) the whole playground
36. 36.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
39. 39.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False

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