Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 773 · 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 person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
3. 3.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
5. 5.True or false: a detail shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
8. 8.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) just one eye (c) a worried face (d) a ladybird’s spots
12. 12.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
13. 13.🎥 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
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) just one eye (d) a face showing feelings
17. 17.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it longer (c) to make it louder (d) to change colour
20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) just one eye (c) a worried face (d) a face showing feelings
23. 23.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a person, waist up (c) where the story happens (d) a fingertip on a key
26. 26.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) tiny frame (d) round frame
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
28. 28.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) where the story happens (c) just one eye (d) a face showing feelings
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a smiling face (c) a person and the setting (d) the whole playground
32. 32.🎥 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
33. 33.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) blurry (c) big and strong (d) small and weak
35. 35.True or false: a wide shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) two friends chatting (c) a worried face (d) a face showing feelings
37. 37.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) True (b) False

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