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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 257 · 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) big and strong (b) small and weak (c) far away (d) blurry
  2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  3. 3.True or false: a medium shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  7. 7.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  10. 10.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a close-up
  11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  13. 13.True or false: a detail shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a smiling face
  17. 17.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎥 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
  19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a face showing feelings (c) a teacher at the board (d) a person, waist up
  21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  23. 23.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a person and the setting (d) two friends chatting
  25. 25.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a close-up best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a worried face (c) two friends chatting (d) where the story happens
  31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
  32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  33. 33.True or false: a wide shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) a face showing feelings (d) a ring on a finger
  36. 36.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a smiling face (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) the whole playground
  38. 38.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it longer (c) to change colour (d) to make it louder
  39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a face showing feelings
  40. 40.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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