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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 603 · 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 wide shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎥 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
  3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  4. 4.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  7. 7.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a ring on a finger (c) where the story happens (d) a face showing feelings
  10. 10.🎥 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
  11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a bird’s-eye view
  12. 12.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a smiling face (d) a ladybird’s spots
  13. 13.True or false: a medium shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) just one eye (c) two friends chatting (d) a crowd at a fair
  20. 20.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) where the story happens (c) a worried face (d) a teacher at the board
  23. 23.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) tiny frame (d) tall frame
  24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  25. 25.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) blurry (c) small and weak (d) far away
  26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  27. 27.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a worried face (c) the whole playground (d) a person, waist up
  31. 31.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a ring on a finger (c) a face showing feelings (d) two friends chatting
  33. 33.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a person, waist up (c) a smiling face (d) a fingertip on a key
  35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  36. 36.True or false: to look straight down, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a wide shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a crowd at a fair (c) two friends chatting (d) a worried face
  40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot

Answer key

  1. False
  2. eye level
  3. a low angle
  4. True
  5. True
  6. a wide shot
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a face showing feelings
  10. eye level
  11. a close-up
  12. a ladybird’s spots
  13. False
  14. False
  15. True
  16. True
  17. a close-up
  18. a low angle
  19. a crowd at a fair
  20. False
  21. a wide shot
  22. a teacher at the board
  23. wide (landscape) frame
  24. a bird’s-eye view
  25. big and strong
  26. a high angle
  27. False
  28. a wide shot
  29. a medium shot
  30. a fingertip on a key
  31. False
  32. a ring on a finger
  33. True
  34. a smiling face
  35. a detail shot
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. two friends chatting
  40. a detail shot

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