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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 198 · 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 medium shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a worried face (c) a person, waist up (d) a smiling face
  2. 2.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tiny frame (c) round frame (d) tall frame
  3. 3.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it longer (c) to change colour (d) to make it louder
  5. 5.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  7. 7.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  11. 11.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
  12. 12.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a close-up (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a bird’s-eye view
  14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  15. 15.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a teacher at the board (c) the whole playground (d) just one eye
  17. 17.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  19. 19.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a person and the setting (c) a teacher at the board (d) a worried face
  21. 21.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) where the story happens (c) a fingertip on a key (d) two friends chatting
  23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) where the story happens (c) a person and the setting (d) a ladybird’s spots
  24. 24.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a close-up
  25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  26. 26.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  31. 31.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a wide shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  34. 34.True or false: a close-up best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  38. 38.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a smiling face (c) a face showing feelings (d) a fingertip on a key
  40. 40.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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