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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 268 · 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: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it louder (c) to make it longer (d) so it is not shaky
  3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a fingertip on a key (c) the whole playground (d) a ring on a finger
  4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) the whole playground (c) a worried face (d) a ladybird’s spots
  6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a ring on a finger (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a smiling face
  7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a ring on a finger (c) a teacher at the board (d) a crowd at a fair
  8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  9. 9.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tiny frame (c) round frame (d) tall frame
  10. 10.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a detail shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a smiling face (b) the whole playground (c) a person, waist up (d) a ladybird’s spots
  15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  16. 16.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a close-up
  18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a ring on a finger (d) a teacher at the board
  19. 19.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a close-up best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a wide shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a fingertip on a key (c) where the story happens (d) the whole playground
  25. 25.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) two friends chatting (c) a ring on a finger (d) where the story happens
  27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  28. 28.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a person and the setting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) the whole playground
  30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  31. 31.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  33. 33.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  34. 34.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  36. 36.True or false: a close-up best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  38. 38.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a ring on a finger (c) the whole playground (d) just one eye

Answer key

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

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