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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 973 · 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 low angle. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it louder (b) to make it longer (c) so it is not shaky (d) to change colour
  3. 3.🎥 Which shot best shows a face showing feelings? (a) a close-up (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  4. 4.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a blank screen (b) a close-up (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a wide shot
  5. 5.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
  6. 6.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) small and weak (b) big and strong (c) blurry (d) far away
  7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make someone look small? (a) a low angle (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) eye level
  8. 8.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) a person, waist up (d) the whole playground
  9. 9.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a ring on a finger (c) just one eye (d) a face showing feelings
  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.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  13. 13.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a high angle. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a detail shot (b) a blank screen (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) a high angle (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a bird’s-eye view
  16. 16.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a teacher at the board (c) a face showing feelings (d) a crowd at a fair
  17. 17.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) tiny frame (b) wide (landscape) frame (c) tall frame (d) round frame
  18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) the whole playground (c) a person and the setting (d) a crowd at a fair
  19. 19.True or false: a detail shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  21. 21.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  22. 22.True or false: a close-up best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) the whole playground (b) a worried face (c) a face showing feelings (d) just one eye
  24. 24.True or false: to look straight down, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a wide shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a face showing feelings (c) a ring on a finger (d) two friends chatting
  27. 27.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a bully look weak? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  28. 28.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a fingertip on a key (c) just one eye (d) a person, waist up
  29. 29.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  30. 30.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a high angle (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  31. 31.🎥 Which shot best shows a person and the setting? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  32. 32.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) eye level
  34. 34.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a low angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a high angle
  35. 35.True or false: a wide shot best shows a worried face. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a wide shot
  37. 37.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a medium shot best shows the whole playground. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a person, waist up (c) a worried face (d) a face showing feelings

Answer key

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

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