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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 398 · 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 shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a bird’s-eye view
  2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a person, waist up (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a worried face
  3. 3.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎥 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
  5. 5.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a smiling face (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a person, waist up
  8. 8.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) tiny frame (d) round frame
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  10. 10.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) big and strong (c) small and weak (d) far away
  12. 12.True or false: a close-up best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) where the story happens (c) a person, waist up (d) a face showing feelings
  16. 16.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
  17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  18. 18.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) the whole playground (c) a teacher at the board (d) a fingertip on a key
  20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  21. 21.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high 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.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a ring on a finger (c) where the story happens (d) a teacher at the board
  25. 25.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  27. 27.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) two friends chatting (c) the whole playground (d) a fingertip on a key
  29. 29.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  32. 32.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to make it louder (c) so it is not shaky (d) to change colour
  34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a person, waist up (d) a person and the setting
  35. 35.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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