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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 152 · 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 fingertip on a key (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a person, waist up (d) where the story happens
  2. 2.🎥 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
  3. 3.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  5. 5.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a ring on a finger (c) a face showing feelings (d) a person, waist up
  7. 7.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a blank screen (d) a detail shot
  8. 8.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) two friends chatting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a face showing feelings
  12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  13. 13.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a smiling face (c) just one eye (d) a person and the setting
  21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a ring on a finger (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a teacher at the board
  23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a person and the setting (c) a person, waist up (d) a smiling face
  25. 25.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎥 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
  27. 27.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person, waist up (c) a person and the setting (d) a fingertip on a key
  29. 29.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) just one eye (c) where the story happens (d) a ring on a finger
  31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
  32. 32.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  34. 34.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) small and weak (c) far away (d) blurry
  35. 35.True or false: a detail shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a fingertip on a key
  2. a close-up
  3. False
  4. a close-up
  5. False
  6. a person, waist up
  7. a wide shot
  8. True
  9. False
  10. eye level
  11. a face showing feelings
  12. a medium shot
  13. True
  14. False
  15. True
  16. False
  17. a wide shot
  18. a low angle
  19. a high angle
  20. just one eye
  21. a low angle
  22. a ring on a finger
  23. a wide shot
  24. a smiling face
  25. True
  26. a bird’s-eye view
  27. False
  28. a person and the setting
  29. True
  30. where the story happens
  31. a low angle
  32. False
  33. a detail shot
  34. big and strong
  35. False
  36. True
  37. False
  38. eye level
  39. True
  40. True

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