Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 820 · 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 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
2. 2.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎥 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
5. 5.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) the whole playground (c) a ring on a finger (d) a face showing feelings
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) two friends chatting (c) a person and the setting (d) just one eye
8. 8.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ring on a finger (d) a smiling face
12. 12.🎥 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
13. 13.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a person and the setting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a face showing feelings
15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
16. 16.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
18. 18.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a smiling face (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a person and the setting
21. 21.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
25. 25.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person, waist up (d) a smiling face
27. 27.True or false: a wide shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
30. 30.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) tiny frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) round frame
32. 32.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a ring on a finger (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a ladybird’s spots
34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
35. 35.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a close-up
37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
38. 38.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) big and strong (c) far away (d) blurry
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a worried face (c) just one eye (d) a person, waist up

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