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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 332 · 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 teacher at the board (b) a smiling face (c) where the story happens (d) a fingertip on a key
  2. 2.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a ring on a finger (d) a face showing feelings
  4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
  5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a worried face (c) two friends chatting (d) a crowd at a fair
  6. 6.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person, waist up (c) just one eye (d) a face showing feelings
  9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  11. 11.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  12. 12.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  17. 17.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  19. 19.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  23. 23.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) small and weak (c) far away (d) blurry
  24. 24.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  28. 28.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a smiling face (c) a ring on a finger (d) where the story happens
  30. 30.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to change colour (c) to make it longer (d) so it is not shaky
  31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) where the story happens (c) just one eye (d) two friends chatting
  33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a crowd at a fair (c) the whole playground (d) just one eye
  34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  36. 36.True or false: to look straight down, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) two friends chatting (c) where the story happens (d) a ring on a finger
  38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a person and the setting (c) a face showing feelings (d) two friends chatting
  39. 39.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot

Answer key

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

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