Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 89 · 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) a ring on a finger (b) a teacher at the board (c) a person and the setting (d) where the story happens
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
4. 4.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
7. 7.True or false: a close-up best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
9. 9.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) just one eye (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a person, waist up
12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a worried face (c) the whole playground (d) a crowd at a fair
14. 14.True or false: a close-up best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a detail shot
17. 17.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person, waist up (c) a face showing feelings (d) a person and the setting
19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a smiling face (d) a teacher at the board
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a bird’s-eye view
21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
23. 23.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tiny frame (c) tall frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
25. 25.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
27. 27.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
31. 31.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
34. 34.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a face showing feelings (c) just one eye (d) a ladybird’s spots
36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) the whole playground (c) a worried face (d) a face showing feelings
39. 39.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) far away (c) blurry (d) small and weak
40. 40.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True

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