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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

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

Answer key

  1. hook the viewer
  2. end
  3. reach the big moment
  4. choose your idea
  5. choose your idea
  6. set up the goal
  7. choose your idea
  8. let pictures tell it
  9. True
  10. an obstacle appears
  11. end
  12. a problem to solve
  13. False
  14. True
  15. the problem is solved
  16. to grab attention fast
  17. a second try fails
  18. hook the viewer
  19. introduce the character
  20. wrap up the story
  21. share it safely
  22. end
  23. hook the viewer
  24. write a short script
  25. show the problem
  26. one clear idea
  27. end
  28. True
  29. write a short script
  30. True
  31. show where we are
  32. the problem gets worse
  33. a hook in 5 seconds
  34. True
  35. cutaways
  36. middle
  37. write a short script
  38. show the problem
  39. storyboard your shots
  40. a final message

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