Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 880 · 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.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to make it louder (c) to change colour (d) so it is not shaky
2. 2.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a person, waist up (c) a ring on a finger (d) a crowd at a fair
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a ring on a finger (c) just one eye (d) a person, waist up
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) the whole playground (c) a teacher at the board (d) just one eye
7. 7.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) two friends chatting (b) a face showing feelings (c) a fingertip on a key (d) just one eye
10. 10.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a close-up
11. 11.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
13. 13.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) two friends chatting (b) a worried face (c) just one eye (d) where the story happens
15. 15.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
16. 16.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) two friends chatting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a person, waist up
21. 21.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
23. 23.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a teacher at the board (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a crowd at a fair
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a smiling face (c) a face showing feelings (d) a teacher at the board
27. 27.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
31. 31.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) two friends chatting (d) a ring on a finger
35. 35.True or false: a close-up best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a face showing feelings (c) where the story happens (d) a person and the setting
37. 37.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tall frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) tiny frame
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a teacher at the board (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) where the story happens
40. 40.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True

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