Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 962 · 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 close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a teacher at the board (c) a fingertip on a key (d) the whole playground
4. 4.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) so it is not shaky (c) to change colour (d) to make it louder
5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a worried face (c) a smiling face (d) a teacher at the board
6. 6.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tall frame (c) tiny frame (d) round frame
8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a crowd at a fair (d) the whole playground
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
10. 10.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
12. 12.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) a low angle
13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) two friends chatting (c) where the story happens (d) a person, waist up
14. 14.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a worried face (c) just one eye (d) a crowd at a fair
17. 17.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) where the story happens (c) a worried face (d) two friends chatting
19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
20. 20.True or false: a medium shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
24. 24.🎥 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
25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
27. 27.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a blank screen (d) a bird’s-eye view
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a smiling face (d) where the story happens
32. 32.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
35. 35.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) a person, waist up (d) a teacher at the board
38. 38.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) blurry (c) far away (d) small and weak
39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
40. 40.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle

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