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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 242 · 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.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a teacher at the board (d) a person and the setting
  3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  6. 6.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) so it is not shaky (c) to make it longer (d) to change colour
  7. 7.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) tiny frame (d) tall frame
  8. 8.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) far away (c) big and strong (d) small and weak
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a worried face (c) two friends chatting (d) a person and the setting
  12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  13. 13.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a face showing feelings (c) a worried face (d) just one eye
  15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a teacher at the board (d) a face showing feelings
  16. 16.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  18. 18.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  20. 20.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  23. 23.True or false: a close-up best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a worried face (c) the whole playground (d) a ring on a finger
  27. 27.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a face showing feelings (c) a teacher at the board (d) a person, waist up
  32. 32.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  35. 35.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  37. 37.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a fingertip on a key
  3. a medium shot
  4. a low angle
  5. a close-up
  6. so it is not shaky
  7. wide (landscape) frame
  8. big and strong
  9. a wide shot
  10. a detail shot
  11. a worried face
  12. a wide shot
  13. False
  14. the whole playground
  15. a teacher at the board
  16. False
  17. a low angle
  18. True
  19. a bird’s-eye view
  20. False
  21. a close-up
  22. a close-up
  23. False
  24. True
  25. True
  26. a ring on a finger
  27. True
  28. a medium shot
  29. a medium shot
  30. False
  31. a crowd at a fair
  32. True
  33. False
  34. eye level
  35. False
  36. a wide shot
  37. True
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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