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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 10 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (Beginning, middle, end): Beginning: the hook, the character and the place. Middle: the problem, the tries, the tension. End: the answer and the message. Show, don’t tell; one clear idea for a short video; plan → film → edit → share.

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  1. 1.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) loud music (c) ten transitions (d) a problem to solve
  2. 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) wrap up the story
  3. 3.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) titles (c) credits (d) cutaways
  4. 4.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely
  5. 5.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) let pictures tell it (b) add more talking (c) switch the camera off (d) use only text
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) set up the goal (c) a final message (d) a second try fails
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) the problem gets worse (c) the problem is solved (d) a final message
  8. 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “introduce the character”? (a) introduce the character (b) solve the problem
  9. 9.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots
  10. 10.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  11. 11.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) the credits roll (c) meet the main character (d) a final message
  13. 13.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips (c) storyboard your shots (d) write a short script
  14. 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “introduce the character”? (a) reach the big moment (b) introduce the character
  15. 15.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  16. 16.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) film the shots (c) choose your idea (d) share it safely
  17. 17.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  18. 18.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) hook the viewer (b) solve the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
  19. 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) show the problem (b) wrap up the story (c) introduce the character (d) solve the problem
  20. 20.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  21. 21.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the credits roll (c) an obstacle appears (d) tension builds up
  23. 23.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
  25. 25.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) set up the goal (c) a second try fails (d) tension builds up
  26. 26.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “solve the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) wrap up the story
  28. 28.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) every idea (b) ten ideas (c) no idea (d) one clear idea
  29. 29.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) a second try fails (c) the credits roll (d) show where we are
  32. 32.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) write a short script (b) edit the clips (c) choose your idea (d) share it safely
  34. 34.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
  35. 35.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) tension builds up (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) the problem is solved
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) meet the main character (c) a final message (d) set up the goal
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) tension builds up (c) a second try fails (d) the problem is solved
  38. 38.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) set up the goal (d) tension builds up
  40. 40.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a problem to solve
  2. hook the viewer
  3. cutaways
  4. write a short script
  5. let pictures tell it
  6. a second try fails
  7. the problem gets worse
  8. introduce the character
  9. write a short script
  10. middle
  11. beginning
  12. meet the main character
  13. edit the clips
  14. introduce the character
  15. end
  16. share it safely
  17. end
  18. build up the action
  19. wrap up the story
  20. end
  21. choose your idea
  22. the credits roll
  23. False
  24. share it safely
  25. set up the goal
  26. True
  27. solve the problem
  28. one clear idea
  29. False
  30. True
  31. show where we are
  32. True
  33. choose your idea
  34. middle
  35. the problem is solved
  36. a final message
  37. the problem is solved
  38. False
  39. tension builds up
  40. False

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