Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 747 · 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 show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
2. 2.True or false: a detail shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) tiny frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) round frame
4. 4.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: to look straight down, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
7. 7.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
10. 10.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a close-up best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) the whole playground (c) a ring on a finger (d) a smiling face
14. 14.🎥 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
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
18. 18.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a ring on a finger (c) a face showing feelings (d) two friends chatting
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a worried face (c) a person, waist up (d) the whole playground
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
26. 26.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
27. 27.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a teacher at the board (c) a person, waist up (d) a smiling face
30. 30.🎥 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
31. 31.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
36. 36.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
37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
38. 38.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) to make it longer
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a teacher at the board (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a ladybird’s spots
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up

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