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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 251 · 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 make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ring on a finger (d) a crowd at a fair
  3. 3.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) the whole playground (c) where the story happens (d) a face showing feelings
  5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) the whole playground (c) a worried face (d) a smiling face
  6. 6.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎥 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
  8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  9. 9.🎥 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
  10. 10.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  12. 12.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
  13. 13.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  16. 16.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎥 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
  18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  19. 19.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) big and strong (c) far away (d) small and weak
  20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a ring on a finger (c) a person and the setting (d) two friends chatting
  21. 21.🎥 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
  22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  25. 25.🎥 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
  26. 26.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
  29. 29.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a close-up
  30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  31. 31.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) so it is not shaky (c) to change colour (d) to make it longer
  32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) the whole playground (c) a worried face (d) a smiling face
  34. 34.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) tiny frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) round frame
  37. 37.True or false: a close-up best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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