Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 821 · 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 wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a teacher at the board (d) where the story happens
2. 2.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
4. 4.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to change colour (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it louder
6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
7. 7.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tall frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
8. 8.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a teacher at the board (c) where the story happens (d) just one eye
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
11. 11.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
13. 13.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
14. 14.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a smiling face (c) a person and the setting (d) two friends chatting
16. 16.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a wide shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a ring on a finger (c) a person and the setting (d) a face showing feelings
20. 20.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) blurry (d) big and strong
21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
22. 22.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
24. 24.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
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.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) just one eye (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a face showing feelings (d) where the story happens
28. 28.True or false: a close-up best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
31. 31.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
34. 34.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
36. 36.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (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 eye level. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) where the story happens (c) a person, waist up (d) a ring on a finger
40. 40.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False

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