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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 334 · 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 detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a person and the setting (d) a teacher at the board
  2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  3. 3.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  6. 6.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a ring on a finger (c) a face showing feelings (d) the whole playground
  8. 8.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a worried face (d) a face showing feelings
  10. 10.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
  12. 12.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  19. 19.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a close-up best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a ring on a finger (c) a teacher at the board (d) where the story happens
  22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  23. 23.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to make it longer (c) so it is not shaky (d) to change colour
  24. 24.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a close-up (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
  27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a smiling face (c) just one eye (d) two friends chatting
  28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) the whole playground (c) a worried face (d) a ring on a finger
  29. 29.🎥 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
  30. 30.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  32. 32.True or false: a close-up best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person, waist up (b) a ring on a finger (c) the whole playground (d) a smiling face
  36. 36.🎥 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
  37. 37.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) tall frame (c) round frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
  38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) the whole playground (c) a worried face (d) two friends chatting
  39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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