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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 791 · 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 low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  2. 2.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  3. 3.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a person and the setting (c) just one eye (d) two friends chatting
  5. 5.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  7. 7.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  9. 9.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a ring on a finger (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a crowd at a fair
  12. 12.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  13. 13.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  15. 15.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a bird’s-eye view
  17. 17.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tiny frame (c) tall frame (d) round frame
  18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  19. 19.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
  21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  22. 22.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  24. 24.True or false: a medium shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a smiling face (d) the whole playground
  26. 26.True or false: a medium shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  32. 32.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) so it is not shaky (c) to make it longer (d) to make it louder
  33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) where the story happens (c) just one eye (d) a crowd at a fair
  34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  35. 35.True or false: a close-up best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) where the story happens (d) two friends chatting
  37. 37.True or false: a detail shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a close-up best shows a person and the setting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot

Answer key

  1. a bird’s-eye view
  2. a wide shot
  3. a bird’s-eye view
  4. a worried face
  5. False
  6. a wide shot
  7. False
  8. a wide shot
  9. True
  10. a medium shot
  11. a crowd at a fair
  12. a low angle
  13. False
  14. a detail shot
  15. True
  16. a close-up
  17. wide (landscape) frame
  18. a close-up
  19. False
  20. a wide shot
  21. a close-up
  22. False
  23. a low angle
  24. False
  25. a fingertip on a key
  26. False
  27. True
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. a wide shot
  32. so it is not shaky
  33. just one eye
  34. a bird’s-eye view
  35. False
  36. two friends chatting
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. a medium shot

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