Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 76 · 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.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) blurry (c) small and weak (d) big and strong
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person, waist up (b) the whole playground (c) a ring on a finger (d) a smiling face
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
6. 6.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
8. 8.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tiny frame (c) tall frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
9. 9.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
11. 11.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
13. 13.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a person, waist up (c) the whole playground (d) just one eye
15. 15.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) two friends chatting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a smiling face
18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
19. 19.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a close-up best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a smiling face (c) a person, waist up (d) just one eye
23. 23.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a wide shot
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
27. 27.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) the whole playground (c) a worried face (d) a person and the setting
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
32. 32.True or false: a medium shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) where the story happens (d) a fingertip on a key
35. 35.🎥 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
36. 36.🎥 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
37. 37.🎥 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
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a fingertip on a key (d) two friends chatting
39. 39.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) a person, waist up (d) a smiling face

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