Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 90 · 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.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a face showing feelings (c) a smiling face (d) just one eye
3. 3.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a ring on a finger (c) a face showing feelings (d) a fingertip on a key
5. 5.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
7. 7.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a person and the setting (c) a smiling face (d) a worried face
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
12. 12.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it louder (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it longer
14. 14.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tiny frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) tall frame
16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) two friends chatting (c) a teacher at the board (d) just one eye
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a teacher at the board (c) a smiling face (d) a ring on a finger
19. 19.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
28. 28.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) far away (c) blurry (d) small and weak
29. 29.True or false: a detail shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
32. 32.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a smiling face (c) the whole playground (d) a person and the setting
35. 35.🎥 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
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a teacher at the board (c) two friends chatting (d) a smiling face
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a fingertip on a key (c) just one eye (d) where the story happens
38. 38.🎥 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
39. 39.True or false: a medium shot best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False

Free animation and design lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/animation-for-kids