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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 147 · 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 make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a wide shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) where the story happens (c) two friends chatting (d) a ring on a finger
  4. 4.🎥 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
  5. 5.True or false: a close-up best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) the whole playground (c) two friends chatting (d) a ladybird’s spots
  7. 7.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a smiling face (c) where the story happens (d) just one eye
  10. 10.🎥 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
  11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person, waist up (d) a person and the setting
  12. 12.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  14. 14.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  17. 17.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) so it is not shaky
  18. 18.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) the whole playground (c) a person and the setting (d) a ring on a finger
  21. 21.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  27. 27.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a worried face (c) a smiling face (d) the whole playground
  30. 30.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a ring on a finger (d) a worried face
  32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
  33. 33.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  36. 36.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) blurry (c) small and weak (d) big and strong
  37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) two friends chatting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a worried face
  39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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