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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 240 · 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 shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a person, waist up (c) a crowd at a fair (d) the whole playground
  3. 3.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) the whole playground (c) two friends chatting (d) a face showing feelings
  5. 5.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) two friends chatting (d) a face showing feelings
  7. 7.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a person and the setting (c) a worried face (d) a fingertip on a key
  11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a worried face (c) where the story happens (d) a fingertip on a key
  13. 13.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  14. 14.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) small and weak (c) big and strong (d) far away
  15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a ring on a finger (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a smiling face
  16. 16.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a detail shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  21. 21.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a wide shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a face showing feelings (c) where the story happens (d) a person, waist up
  25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  26. 26.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) the whole playground (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a worried face
  30. 30.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it louder (c) to make it longer (d) to change colour
  32. 32.True or false: a wide shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a person and the setting (c) just one eye (d) a crowd at a fair
  36. 36.True or false: a medium shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person, waist up (b) the whole playground (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a smiling face
  39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  40. 40.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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