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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 195 · 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 camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  2. 2.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  7. 7.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
  8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a teacher at the board (c) where the story happens (d) a ladybird’s spots
  10. 10.🎥 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
  11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) just one eye (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a smiling face
  12. 12.True or false: a wide shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  14. 14.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) the whole playground (c) a worried face (d) a crowd at a fair
  16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) two friends chatting (c) a crowd at a fair (d) where the story happens
  17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  18. 18.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) blurry (c) big and strong (d) far away
  20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  21. 21.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a detail shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) where the story happens (d) a teacher at the board
  24. 24.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  27. 27.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a close-up
  28. 28.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) just one eye (b) a person, waist up (c) a face showing feelings (d) a fingertip on a key
  30. 30.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ring on a finger (d) a smiling face
  32. 32.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  34. 34.🎥 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
  35. 35.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
  37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  38. 38.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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