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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 470 · 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 camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  2. 2.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a smiling face (c) just one eye (d) a worried face
  4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person and the setting (d) a person, waist up
  6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  7. 7.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a person, waist up (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a smiling face
  10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  12. 12.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
  14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
  15. 15.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a ring on a finger (d) the whole playground
  16. 16.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) far away (c) blurry (d) big and strong
  17. 17.True or false: a close-up best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎥 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
  19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) where the story happens (c) two friends chatting (d) a smiling face
  20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  23. 23.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  26. 26.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a close-up (d) a low angle
  27. 27.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎥 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
  30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  32. 32.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  33. 33.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a smiling face (b) a person, waist up (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a person and the setting
  35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  37. 37.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  39. 39.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  40. 40.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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