Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 920 · 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 camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
2. 2.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) eye level
3. 3.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a person and the setting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a fingertip on a key
5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) where the story happens (c) a ring on a finger (d) a smiling face
8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
10. 10.True or false: a wide shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) a worried face (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
12. 12.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) just one eye (c) two friends chatting (d) a fingertip on a key
17. 17.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) so it is not shaky
18. 18.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) blurry (d) big and strong
19. 19.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a wide shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a worried face (c) a person, waist up (d) a ring on a finger
23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
25. 25.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a worried face (c) where the story happens (d) a teacher at the board
27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a person, waist up (c) a face showing feelings (d) a smiling face
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a face showing feelings (c) a teacher at the board (d) a person, waist up
33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
34. 34.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) where the story happens (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a teacher at the board
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
39. 39.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
40. 40.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False

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