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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 213 · 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 is the LAST step? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer (c) solve the problem (d) wrap up the story
  2. 2.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea (c) film the shots (d) share it safely
  3. 3.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) ten ideas (b) one clear idea (c) no idea (d) every idea
  4. 4.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) credits (c) keyframes (d) cutaways
  5. 5.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) tension builds up (c) the credits roll (d) a second try fails
  7. 7.True or false: “show where we are” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) introduce the character (b) solve the problem (c) show the problem (d) hook the viewer
  9. 9.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) show the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) wrap up the story (d) reach the big moment
  10. 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) show the problem (b) solve the problem (c) introduce the character (d) wrap up the story
  11. 11.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  12. 12.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “reach the big moment”? (a) introduce the character (b) reach the big moment
  13. 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  14. 14.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) use only text (b) switch the camera off (c) add more talking (d) let pictures tell it
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) a final message (d) set up the goal
  16. 16.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to hide the title (b) to test the mic (c) to make it longer (d) to grab attention fast
  17. 17.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “hook the viewer”? (a) build up the action (b) hook the viewer
  18. 18.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “wrap up the story”? (a) hook the viewer (b) wrap up the story
  19. 19.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “share it safely”? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely
  20. 20.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) the problem is solved (c) a second try fails (d) how things turned out
  22. 22.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) write a short script (b) edit the clips (c) storyboard your shots (d) share it safely
  23. 23.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a problem to solve (b) loud music (c) ten transitions (d) a long title
  25. 25.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment (c) show the problem (d) build up the action
  26. 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) wrap up the story (d) introduce the character
  27. 27.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “introduce the character”? (a) introduce the character (b) build up the action
  28. 28.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) meet the main character (c) show where we are (d) the credits roll
  29. 29.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
  31. 31.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) share it safely
  32. 32.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) set up the goal (c) a second try fails (d) the problem is solved
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) the credits roll (c) the problem gets worse (d) a final message
  34. 34.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) introduce the character (b) solve the problem (c) reach the big moment (d) show the problem
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) tension builds up (d) the problem is solved
  36. 36.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) an obstacle appears (c) the credits roll (d) meet the main character
  38. 38.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “hook the viewer”? (a) reach the big moment (b) hook the viewer
  40. 40.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. wrap up the story
  2. choose your idea
  3. one clear idea
  4. cutaways
  5. choose your idea
  6. the credits roll
  7. False
  8. hook the viewer
  9. reach the big moment
  10. solve the problem
  11. beginning
  12. introduce the character
  13. beginning
  14. let pictures tell it
  15. a final message
  16. to grab attention fast
  17. hook the viewer
  18. hook the viewer
  19. choose your idea
  20. end
  21. a second try fails
  22. edit the clips
  23. False
  24. a problem to solve
  25. show the problem
  26. wrap up the story
  27. introduce the character
  28. the credits roll
  29. True
  30. film the shots
  31. edit the clips
  32. the problem is solved
  33. the problem gets worse
  34. introduce the character
  35. tension builds up
  36. True
  37. an obstacle appears
  38. False
  39. hook the viewer
  40. False

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