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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 951 · 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 tower look grand, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  3. 3.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  5. 5.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
  6. 6.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a fingertip on a key (c) a smiling face (d) a teacher at the board
  7. 7.True or false: a wide shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a smiling face (b) the whole playground (c) just one eye (d) a teacher at the board
  9. 9.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  11. 11.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
  12. 12.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a teacher at the board (d) the whole playground
  14. 14.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎥 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
  16. 16.True or false: to show a table from above, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tall frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) round frame (d) tiny frame
  18. 18.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  20. 20.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a low angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a high angle
  21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a smiling face (c) a ring on a finger (d) a crowd at a fair
  22. 22.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  24. 24.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎥 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
  27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  28. 28.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) so it is not shaky (b) to make it louder (c) to make it longer (d) to change colour
  29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a teacher at the board (c) a fingertip on a key (d) where the story happens
  30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) just one eye (b) a worried face (c) where the story happens (d) a person, waist up
  32. 32.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) big and strong (c) small and weak (d) blurry
  34. 34.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a face showing feelings (b) a worried face (c) a ladybird’s spots (d) a person and the setting
  35. 35.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a wide shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a crowd at a fair (c) the whole playground (d) where the story happens
  38. 38.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
  39. 39.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a medium shot
  40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a person and the setting (b) a crowd at a fair (c) just one eye (d) a worried face

Answer key

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

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