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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

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

Answer key

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

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