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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 766 · 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) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a smiling face (c) just one eye (d) a person and the setting
  3. 3.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) where the story happens (c) a person and the setting (d) a person, waist up
  7. 7.True or false: a medium shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  10. 10.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  15. 15.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to look straight down, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎥 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
  20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a person and the setting (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a worried face
  21. 21.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a close-up (d) eye level
  22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) the whole playground (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) two friends chatting
  23. 23.True or false: a medium shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a close-up best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a detail shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎥 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
  27. 27.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a ring on a finger (c) a worried face (d) a fingertip on a key
  30. 30.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  32. 32.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a smiling face (d) just one eye
  33. 33.True or false: a medium shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  35. 35.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  38. 38.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  40. 40.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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