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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 400 · 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.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a close-up (d) a low angle
  2. 2.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a teacher at the board (c) just one eye (d) a crowd at a fair
  4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) just one eye
  8. 8.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) the whole playground (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
  11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a bird’s-eye view
  12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a person, waist up (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a crowd at a fair
  13. 13.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  14. 14.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  17. 17.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a smiling face (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a teacher at the board
  20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) just one eye (c) a fingertip on a key (d) two friends chatting
  21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a person, waist up (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) two friends chatting
  22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
  23. 23.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a person and the setting (d) a smiling face
  28. 28.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tiny frame (c) wide (landscape) frame (d) tall frame
  29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ring on a finger (d) two friends chatting
  31. 31.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a worried face (d) a ladybird’s spots
  36. 36.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  38. 38.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot

Answer key

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

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