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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 805 · 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 fingertip on a key? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  2. 2.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  3. 3.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  6. 6.🎥 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
  7. 7.True or false: to film a calm chat, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  12. 12.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  14. 14.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) a worried face (c) a person, waist up (d) a teacher at the board
  17. 17.🎥 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
  18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a worried face (c) where the story happens (d) a crowd at a fair
  19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a person, waist up (c) a face showing feelings (d) just one eye
  20. 20.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) the whole playground (c) where the story happens (d) a ladybird’s spots
  22. 22.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) two friends chatting (c) just one eye (d) a person, waist up
  24. 24.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a fingertip on a key (d) where the story happens
  26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  27. 27.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) so it is not shaky
  28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a fingertip on a key (c) where the story happens (d) a teacher at the board
  29. 29.True or false: a detail shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  32. 32.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) round frame (c) tall frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
  33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  34. 34.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a teacher at the board (c) a smiling face (d) a ring on a finger
  37. 37.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a medium shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a low angle (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  40. 40.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level

Answer key

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

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