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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 311 · 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 medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a person and the setting (d) a teacher at the board
  3. 3.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a detail shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) the whole playground (c) a smiling face (d) a teacher at the board
  7. 7.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  10. 10.True or false: a medium shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  12. 12.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎥 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
  14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person and the setting (d) a ladybird’s spots
  16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  17. 17.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a smiling face (b) a crowd at a fair (c) just one eye (d) two friends chatting
  25. 25.🎥 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
  26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  27. 27.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tiny frame (c) tall frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
  28. 28.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  29. 29.True or false: a detail shot best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  31. 31.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  33. 33.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a close-up best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) just one eye (c) a worried face (d) a crowd at a fair
  39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) just one eye (c) a person and the setting (d) a smiling face
  40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a teacher at the board
  3. True
  4. False
  5. False
  6. the whole playground
  7. True
  8. a detail shot
  9. a high angle
  10. False
  11. a close-up
  12. False
  13. a close-up
  14. a detail shot
  15. a ladybird’s spots
  16. a wide shot
  17. False
  18. True
  19. False
  20. True
  21. True
  22. True
  23. False
  24. a smiling face
  25. a low angle
  26. a low angle
  27. wide (landscape) frame
  28. eye level
  29. False
  30. a high angle
  31. True
  32. a bird’s-eye view
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. eye level
  38. a crowd at a fair
  39. just one eye
  40. a detail shot

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