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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 260 · 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 camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  2. 2.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person, waist up (d) two friends chatting
  5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) just one eye (b) a fingertip on a key (c) where the story happens (d) a person, waist up
  6. 6.True or false: a close-up best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  10. 10.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  14. 14.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
  15. 15.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎥 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
  17. 17.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  19. 19.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a worried face (d) a crowd at a fair
  22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  23. 23.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a wide shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a fingertip on a key (c) the whole playground (d) a ladybird’s spots
  29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) where the story happens (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a ring on a finger
  33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a worried face (c) two friends chatting (d) a fingertip on a key
  34. 34.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  36. 36.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) a close-up (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view

Answer key

  1. a bird’s-eye view
  2. True
  3. a high angle
  4. a face showing feelings
  5. a person, waist up
  6. False
  7. True
  8. a close-up
  9. a medium shot
  10. False
  11. True
  12. False
  13. a high angle
  14. a wide shot
  15. True
  16. a close-up
  17. False
  18. a medium shot
  19. False
  20. False
  21. a teacher at the board
  22. a close-up
  23. True
  24. False
  25. False
  26. True
  27. False
  28. the whole playground
  29. a detail shot
  30. True
  31. a wide shot
  32. a ring on a finger
  33. a person and the setting
  34. True
  35. a detail shot
  36. False
  37. a low angle
  38. a wide shot
  39. False
  40. a bird’s-eye view

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