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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 815 · 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 make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  2. 2.True or false: a close-up best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  4. 4.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  6. 6.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
  7. 7.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
  8. 8.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) round frame (c) tall frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  10. 10.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) a person and the setting (c) the whole playground (d) a teacher at the board
  12. 12.True or false: a wide shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a close-up best shows a face showing feelings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a wide shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  18. 18.True or false: a close-up best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  20. 20.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  25. 25.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) just one eye (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a face showing feelings
  30. 30.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  33. 33.True or false: to look straight down, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  36. 36.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  38. 38.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) just one eye (c) a person and the setting (d) a face showing feelings
  40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) two friends chatting (b) where the story happens (c) a smiling face (d) just one eye

Answer key

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

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