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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 52 · 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 shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  2. 2.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) big and strong (c) far away (d) blurry
  3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) the whole playground (d) a person and the setting
  4. 4.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a wide shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a smiling face (c) a ring on a finger (d) two friends chatting
  8. 8.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a blank screen
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  11. 11.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to make it louder (c) so it is not shaky (d) to change colour
  12. 12.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) two friends chatting (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a ring on a finger
  14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a teacher at the board (c) the whole playground (d) a ladybird’s spots
  15. 15.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  20. 20.🎥 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
  21. 21.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a face showing feelings (c) a teacher at the board (d) the whole playground
  23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a worried face (b) a teacher at the board (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a person and the setting
  24. 24.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person and the setting (d) a worried face
  26. 26.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  28. 28.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  29. 29.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) just one eye (c) a person and the setting (d) a smiling face
  31. 31.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  35. 35.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a blank screen
  38. 38.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot

Answer key

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

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