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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 856 · 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.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) big and strong (c) small and weak (d) blurry
  2. 2.🎥 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
  3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a ring on a finger (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a person, waist up
  4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  5. 5.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a person and the setting (c) where the story happens (d) a teacher at the board
  6. 6.True or false: a wide shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  11. 11.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  15. 15.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a ring on a finger (c) a face showing feelings (d) a worried face
  18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  19. 19.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a smiling face (c) a crowd at a fair (d) two friends chatting
  20. 20.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) the whole playground (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a face showing feelings
  21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) two friends chatting (b) a person, waist up (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a smiling face
  22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  23. 23.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
  29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  30. 30.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a teacher at the board (d) a worried face
  32. 32.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  33. 33.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) the whole playground (c) a smiling face (d) a ladybird’s spots
  34. 34.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) the whole playground (c) two friends chatting (d) a face showing feelings
  36. 36.True or false: a detail shot best shows a face showing feelings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) just one eye (b) the whole playground (c) a teacher at the board (d) where the story happens
  38. 38.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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