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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 250 · 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.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) blurry (c) big and strong (d) far away
  2. 2.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  3. 3.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to make it louder (c) so it is not shaky (d) to change colour
  4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  5. 5.🎥 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
  6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) where the story happens (c) a person, waist up (d) just one eye
  7. 7.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  11. 11.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  13. 13.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a teacher at the board (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a crowd at a fair
  15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  16. 16.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  19. 19.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a teacher at the board (c) a ring on a finger (d) a fingertip on a key
  21. 21.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) where the story happens (c) a smiling face (d) the whole playground
  24. 24.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎥 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
  26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  27. 27.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a crowd at a fair (c) two friends chatting (d) a ring on a finger
  30. 30.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a close-up (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  31. 31.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  35. 35.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
  38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) the whole playground (c) a person, waist up (d) a crowd at a fair
  40. 40.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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