Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 93 · 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) so it is not shaky (b) to make it louder (c) to change colour (d) to make it longer
2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
3. 3.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a close-up best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
6. 6.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) two friends chatting (c) a person and the setting (d) a person, waist up
9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a smiling face (c) a ring on a finger (d) a person and the setting
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
11. 11.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
14. 14.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
15. 15.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) where the story happens (c) the whole playground (d) two friends chatting
17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
18. 18.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tall frame (c) round frame (d) tiny frame
20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a fingertip on a key (c) two friends chatting (d) a crowd at a fair
21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a close-up (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
23. 23.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) blurry (c) small and weak (d) big and strong
24. 24.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a smiling face (c) a person, waist up (d) a fingertip on a key
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) the whole playground (c) a face showing feelings (d) a person and the setting
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
32. 32.True or false: a close-up best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a detail shot best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a person and the setting (c) where the story happens (d) a teacher at the board
38. 38.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) where the story happens (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a worried face

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