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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 504 · 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 close-up (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  2. 2.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) the whole playground (c) a worried face (d) a person, waist up
  5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) where the story happens (b) a smiling face (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a person and the setting
  6. 6.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) so it is not shaky (c) to make it longer (d) to change colour
  7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a ring on a finger (c) a smiling face (d) a teacher at the board
  8. 8.True or false: a wide shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a close-up best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a wide shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  17. 17.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a person, waist up (c) a teacher at the board (d) a worried face
  19. 19.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a blank screen (d) a detail shot
  20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) the whole playground (c) a person, waist up (d) a crowd at a fair
  21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  22. 22.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  28. 28.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  30. 30.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a teacher at the board (c) a ring on a finger (d) a crowd at a fair
  33. 33.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  36. 36.True or false: a detail shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  38. 38.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a face showing feelings (c) where the story happens (d) two friends chatting

Answer key

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

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