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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 885 · 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 just one eye? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  2. 2.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a teacher at the board (c) a fingertip on a key (d) two friends chatting
  3. 3.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) where the story happens (c) two friends chatting (d) a face showing feelings
  4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  5. 5.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a blank screen (d) a bird’s-eye view
  7. 7.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) big and strong (b) blurry (c) far away (d) small and weak
  9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  10. 10.True or false: a detail shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  14. 14.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a blank screen (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  16. 16.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  17. 17.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  19. 19.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  21. 21.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  22. 22.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to change colour (b) to make it louder (c) to make it longer (d) so it is not shaky
  23. 23.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) two friends chatting (b) a worried face (c) a teacher at the board (d) where the story happens
  25. 25.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a face showing feelings (c) a crowd at a fair (d) a fingertip on a key
  26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a person, waist up (d) a fingertip on a key
  27. 27.True or false: a medium shot best shows a person, waist up. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) the whole playground (c) two friends chatting (d) a ring on a finger
  29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows two friends chatting? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  30. 30.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a ring on a finger (c) just one eye (d) two friends chatting
  32. 32.True or false: a medium shot best shows just one eye. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  34. 34.True or false: to show a table from above, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to show a table from above, use eye level. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  37. 37.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a close-up (b) a wide shot (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  40. 40.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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