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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 428 · 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.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a close-up
  4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a face showing feelings (c) two friends chatting (d) a worried face
  5. 5.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ring on a finger (d) the whole playground
  7. 7.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  9. 9.True or false: a wide shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a close-up (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
  11. 11.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a face showing feelings (c) a teacher at the board (d) a ring on a finger
  14. 14.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a person and the setting (d) a worried face
  16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a person and the setting (c) a ring on a finger (d) a face showing feelings
  17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  18. 18.True or false: a detail shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  21. 21.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) the whole playground (c) a person and the setting (d) a face showing feelings
  24. 24.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  26. 26.🎥 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
  27. 27.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  29. 29.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) blurry (c) far away (d) big and strong
  31. 31.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) so it is not shaky (c) to change colour (d) to make it louder
  32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) just one eye (c) where the story happens (d) a teacher at the board
  33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  34. 34.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a wide shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  37. 37.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) where the story happens (c) the whole playground (d) a crowd at a fair
  39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a smiling face (b) the whole playground (c) a teacher at the board (d) two friends chatting

Answer key

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

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