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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

Answer key

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

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