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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 292 · 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) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
  2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a teacher at the board (d) a person and the setting
  3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
  4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a person and the setting (c) just one eye (d) two friends chatting
  5. 5.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  6. 6.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a teacher at the board (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a person, waist up
  8. 8.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  11. 11.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  14. 14.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  15. 15.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) tiny frame (d) tall frame
  16. 16.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a person and the setting (c) just one eye (d) a smiling face
  19. 19.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  21. 21.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  23. 23.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a wide shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) the whole playground (d) a teacher at the board
  27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  28. 28.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  30. 30.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  35. 35.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) so it is not shaky (c) to make it louder (d) to change colour
  38. 38.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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