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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 116 · 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.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a person, waist up (c) a person and the setting (d) a face showing feelings
  4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  5. 5.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎥 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
  7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a ring on a finger (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a crowd at a fair
  8. 8.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  11. 11.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a close-up best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎥 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
  15. 15.🎥 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
  16. 16.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a teacher at the board
  19. 19.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  21. 21.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a close-up best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
  24. 24.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  27. 27.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 smiling face
  28. 28.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) round frame (c) tiny frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
  31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  32. 32.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  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.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a blank screen
  35. 35.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  40. 40.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a bird’s-eye view
  3. a person and the setting
  4. a low angle
  5. True
  6. so it is not shaky
  7. a face showing feelings
  8. True
  9. False
  10. eye level
  11. True
  12. False
  13. False
  14. a bird’s-eye view
  15. a close-up
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a fingertip on a key
  19. False
  20. a high angle
  21. True
  22. False
  23. a bird’s-eye view
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a detail shot
  27. where the story happens
  28. False
  29. False
  30. wide (landscape) frame
  31. eye level
  32. True
  33. a high angle
  34. a wide shot
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. a wide shot
  39. a medium shot
  40. True

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