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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 10 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. a ladybird’s spots
  2. False
  3. big and strong
  4. a bird’s-eye view
  5. False
  6. a wide shot
  7. False
  8. True
  9. eye level
  10. eye level
  11. True
  12. False
  13. a detail shot
  14. a close-up
  15. a close-up
  16. a bird’s-eye view
  17. True
  18. a person and the setting
  19. a teacher at the board
  20. the whole playground
  21. True
  22. a wide shot
  23. a low angle
  24. a ring on a finger
  25. True
  26. a bird’s-eye view
  27. True
  28. where the story happens
  29. a wide shot
  30. a crowd at a fair
  31. True
  32. a medium shot
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a detail shot
  37. a detail shot
  38. False
  39. so it is not shaky
  40. a close-up

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