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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 204 · 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 close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) just one eye (c) a ring on a finger (d) a face showing feelings
  2. 2.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  5. 5.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a person, waist up (c) a ring on a finger (d) a smiling face
  8. 8.True or false: a wide shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) the whole playground
  12. 12.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a teacher at the board (c) a smiling face (d) where the story happens
  17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) just one eye (c) a person, waist up (d) a smiling face
  18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  19. 19.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a face showing feelings
  21. 21.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
  22. 22.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) round frame (d) tall frame
  24. 24.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) big and strong (c) small and weak (d) blurry
  25. 25.🎥 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
  26. 26.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎥 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
  28. 28.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a smiling face (c) the whole playground (d) a ring on a finger
  30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a teacher at the board (d) where the story happens
  31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  32. 32.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a close-up
  37. 37.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  40. 40.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a face showing feelings
  2. True
  3. a medium shot
  4. a wide shot
  5. True
  6. a bird’s-eye view
  7. a person, waist up
  8. False
  9. True
  10. False
  11. a worried face
  12. False
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. a smiling face
  17. just one eye
  18. a close-up
  19. True
  20. a ladybird’s spots
  21. a wide shot
  22. False
  23. wide (landscape) frame
  24. big and strong
  25. a high angle
  26. True
  27. a bird’s-eye view
  28. True
  29. the whole playground
  30. a teacher at the board
  31. a close-up
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a low angle
  35. a low angle
  36. a close-up
  37. False
  38. a medium shot
  39. a wide shot
  40. False

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