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Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 993 · 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 of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) a crowd at a fair (c) a worried face (d) two friends chatting
  2. 2.True or false: to make a bully look weak, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) a close-up (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) eye level
  4. 4.True or false: a medium shot best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎥 Which shot best shows a smiling face? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
  6. 6.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to change colour (c) so it is not shaky (d) to make it louder
  7. 7.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
  8. 8.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a blank screen
  10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a detail shot
  11. 11.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) the whole playground (c) two friends chatting (d) a teacher at the board
  12. 12.🎥 Which shot best shows a ladybird’s spots? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
  13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows a teacher at the board? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a medium shot
  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.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a medium shot
  16. 16.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  17. 17.True or false: to make a giant look huge, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a high angle (c) eye level (d) a low angle
  19. 19.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  20. 20.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ring on a finger. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a person, waist up (b) a ring on a finger (c) where the story happens (d) a worried face
  22. 22.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a detail shot (b) a wide shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
  23. 23.True or false: to show a fair, normal view, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a smiling face (b) a teacher at the board (c) a face showing feelings (d) a person and the setting
  25. 25.True or false: a close-up best shows two friends chatting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a fingertip on a key? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a wide shot (d) a close-up
  28. 28.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a detail shot (b) a medium shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
  29. 29.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) a ladybird’s spots (c) the whole playground (d) a person, waist up
  30. 30.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) a person, waist up (c) the whole playground (d) where the story happens
  31. 31.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a high angle (d) a low angle
  32. 32.🎥 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
  33. 33.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to look straight down? (a) eye level (b) a low angle (c) a high angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
  34. 34.🎥 Holding a phone sideways for most videos gives a … (a) round frame (b) tiny frame (c) tall frame (d) wide (landscape) frame
  35. 35.True or false: to film a calm chat, use eye level. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a teacher at the board (b) a smiling face (c) just one eye (d) a person and the setting
  37. 37.True or false: a medium shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a detail shot best shows a crowd at a fair. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a close-up best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) far away (b) blurry (c) small and weak (d) big and strong

Answer key

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

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