Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 826 · 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 detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a ring on a finger (c) two friends chatting (d) a face showing feelings
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) two friends chatting (c) a worried face (d) a person and the setting
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a crowd at a fair (c) just one eye (d) a face showing feelings
4. 4.True or false: a medium shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
6. 6.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (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.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
11. 11.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) round frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) tall frame
13. 13.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) blurry (c) big and strong (d) small and weak
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) just one eye (c) two friends chatting (d) a worried face
15. 15.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
19. 19.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to change colour (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it longer
20. 20.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a wide shot
22. 22.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a teacher at the board (d) a face showing feelings
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
27. 27.True or false: to look straight down, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) where the story happens
30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a person and the setting (c) the whole playground (d) where the story happens
32. 32.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
34. 34.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
36. 36.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a smiling face (c) a person, waist up (d) a fingertip on a key
39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up

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