Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 75 · 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.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tiny frame (c) tall frame (d) round frame
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a close-up
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a worried face (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
5. 5.🎥 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
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a person, waist up (c) a face showing feelings (d) a person and the setting
7. 7.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
9. 9.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) small and weak (c) big and strong (d) blurry
10. 10.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a close-up
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
12. 12.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a detail shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
20. 20.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
22. 22.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a fingertip on a key (c) where the story happens (d) just one eye
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a worried face (c) the whole playground (d) a person and the setting
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
26. 26.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎥 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
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) the whole playground (c) a teacher at the board (d) a face showing feelings
31. 31.🎥 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
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) where the story happens (c) a fingertip on a key (d) the whole playground
35. 35.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
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 just one eye? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
38. 38.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False

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