Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 850 · 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 shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
2. 2.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) where the story happens (d) a crowd at a fair
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
7. 7.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) just one eye (c) a crowd at a fair (d) the whole playground
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
11. 11.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
13. 13.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
15. 15.🎥 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
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person and the setting (c) two friends chatting (d) a crowd at a fair
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
18. 18.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
19. 19.True or false: a close-up best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: to look straight down, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎥 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
22. 22.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
24. 24.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) just one eye (d) a smiling face
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a smiling face (b) a person, waist up (c) the whole playground (d) a person and the setting
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a face showing feelings (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a person, waist up
28. 28.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a medium shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) small and weak (c) far away (d) blurry
35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a worried face (c) two friends chatting (d) a person, waist up
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
37. 37.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎥 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
39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view

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