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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 41 · 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 wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) two friends chatting (c) the whole playground (d) a ladybird’s spots
  2. 2.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) eye level
  3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  4. 4.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a close-up best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  7. 7.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) blurry (d) big and strong
  8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  10. 10.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a close-up
  12. 12.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
  13. 13.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) the whole playground (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a person, waist up
  15. 15.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a smiling face (c) where the story happens (d) a ring on a finger
  18. 18.True or false: a close-up best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) two friends chatting (c) a ring on a finger (d) the whole playground
  21. 21.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  25. 25.True or false: a wide shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a close-up best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  29. 29.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) round frame (c) tall frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
  33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) just one eye (c) a face showing feelings (d) where the story happens
  35. 35.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) just one eye (c) a person, waist up (d) two friends chatting
  37. 37.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  39. 39.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot

Answer key

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

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