Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 927 · 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 wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a worried face (c) a ring on a finger (d) the whole playground
2. 2.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) blurry (c) far away (d) small and weak
4. 4.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tall frame (c) tiny frame (d) round frame
5. 5.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) where the story happens (c) a face showing feelings (d) two friends chatting
7. 7.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a fingertip on a key (c) the whole playground (d) a teacher at the board
9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
10. 10.🎥 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
11. 11.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
16. 16.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
20. 20.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
22. 22.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a crowd at a fair (c) where the story happens (d) a ring on a finger
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
28. 28.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a face showing feelings (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a person and the setting
32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
33. 33.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
34. 34.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it longer (c) to make it louder (d) to change colour
35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) where the story happens (d) a ring on a finger
36. 36.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
38. 38.True or false: a wide shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a worried face (c) a smiling face (d) a person and the setting
40. 40.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True

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