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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 282 · 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 detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person, waist up (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a person and the setting
  3. 3.True or false: a medium shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a face showing feelings (c) where the story happens (d) the whole playground
  5. 5.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  8. 8.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  11. 11.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a detail shot
  12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a smiling face (c) a person and the setting (d) the whole playground
  13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  14. 14.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  16. 16.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  19. 19.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a close-up
  21. 21.🎥 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
  22. 22.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a person and the setting (c) a worried face (d) where the story happens
  25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
  26. 26.True or false: to look straight down, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) the whole playground (c) a fingertip on a key (d) two friends chatting
  28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) two friends chatting (c) a person and the setting (d) a crowd at a fair
  29. 29.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  33. 33.True or false: a close-up best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a smiling face (b) a teacher at the board (c) a crowd at a fair (d) two friends chatting
  35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  36. 36.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to make it louder (c) to change colour (d) so it is not shaky
  37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
  38. 38.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  39. 39.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a person, waist up
  3. False
  4. a ladybird’s spots
  5. False
  6. False
  7. eye level
  8. True
  9. False
  10. a close-up
  11. a wide shot
  12. just one eye
  13. a medium shot
  14. eye level
  15. a low angle
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a close-up
  19. False
  20. a bird’s-eye view
  21. a bird’s-eye view
  22. False
  23. False
  24. a worried face
  25. a high angle
  26. False
  27. the whole playground
  28. a fingertip on a key
  29. True
  30. True
  31. True
  32. a wide shot
  33. False
  34. a smiling face
  35. a detail shot
  36. so it is not shaky
  37. a low angle
  38. a high angle
  39. False
  40. False

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