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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 879 · 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.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a detail shot best shows just one eye. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎥 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
  4. 4.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a smiling face (d) the whole playground
  5. 5.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a worried face (d) where the story happens
  7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  8. 8.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  10. 10.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a worried face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a fingertip on a key (d) a person and the setting
  11. 11.🎥 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
  12. 12.True or false: to make someone look small, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a face showing feelings (c) a person, waist up (d) two friends chatting
  15. 15.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a medium shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  19. 19.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a blank screen (d) a close-up
  20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a wide shot (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a close-up
  22. 22.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a smiling face (d) a person, waist up
  23. 23.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a wide shot best shows a smiling face. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  27. 27.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a worried face (b) a teacher at the board (c) a face showing feelings (d) a ladybird’s spots
  29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a smiling face (d) a crowd at a fair
  30. 30.True or false: to make someone look small, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) small and weak (c) blurry (d) big and strong
  32. 32.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  33. 33.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  35. 35.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) wide (landscape) frame (b) tall frame (c) round frame (d) tiny frame
  36. 36.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a person, waist up (d) a ladybird’s spots
  38. 38.True or false: a detail shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a wide shot best shows a person and the setting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to make someone look small, use eye level. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. so it is not shaky
  4. the whole playground
  5. True
  6. a person, waist up
  7. eye level
  8. a medium shot
  9. a wide shot
  10. a worried face
  11. a detail shot
  12. False
  13. False
  14. a ring on a finger
  15. False
  16. False
  17. a close-up
  18. a low angle
  19. a wide shot
  20. a close-up
  21. a close-up
  22. where the story happens
  23. True
  24. False
  25. False
  26. a low angle
  27. False
  28. a teacher at the board
  29. a fingertip on a key
  30. True
  31. big and strong
  32. a bird’s-eye view
  33. True
  34. a bird’s-eye view
  35. wide (landscape) frame
  36. True
  37. a crowd at a fair
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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