Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 864 · 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 ring on a finger? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
2. 2.True or false: a wide shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎥 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
4. 4.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
7. 7.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) big and strong (d) blurry
8. 8.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a detail shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
11. 11.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) round frame (c) tall frame (d) tiny frame
12. 12.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
15. 15.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎥 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
18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a face showing feelings (c) a teacher at the board (d) where the story happens
21. 21.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) so it is not shaky (c) to change colour (d) to make it longer
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a teacher at the board (c) a person, waist up (d) a fingertip on a key
23. 23.True or false: a wide shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a fingertip on a key (c) two friends chatting (d) a face showing feelings
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) just one eye (d) a teacher at the board
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) just one eye (b) where the story happens (c) a ring on a finger (d) a smiling face
28. 28.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person, waist up (c) a ring on a finger (d) a person and the setting
35. 35.True or false: a close-up best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a worried face (d) the whole playground
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) the whole playground (c) a worried face (d) two friends chatting
39. 39.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True

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