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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 234 · 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) ten transitions (b) loud music (c) a long title (d) a problem to solve
  2. 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) build up the action (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) cutaways (b) titles (c) credits (d) keyframes
  4. 4.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “introduce the character”? (a) hook the viewer (b) introduce the character
  5. 5.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) use only text (b) switch the camera off (c) let pictures tell it (d) add more talking
  6. 6.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) edit the clips
  7. 7.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “write a short script”? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) the credits roll (c) the problem is solved (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  11. 11.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “share it safely”? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea
  13. 13.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem is solved (b) an obstacle appears (c) show where we are (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  14. 14.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script (c) choose your idea (d) edit the clips
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) show where we are (b) a final message (c) meet the main character (d) the problem gets worse
  16. 16.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) set up the goal (c) a final message (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  18. 18.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) share it safely
  19. 19.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) an obstacle appears (c) set up the goal (d) the problem is solved
  20. 20.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely (c) storyboard your shots (d) write a short script
  21. 21.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) set up the goal (c) show where we are (d) tension builds up
  23. 23.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) every idea (b) ten ideas (c) no idea (d) one clear idea
  24. 24.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  25. 25.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “edit the clips”? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) how things turned out (c) the problem is solved (d) a final message
  27. 27.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  28. 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “build up the action”? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action
  29. 29.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story (c) build up the action (d) reach the big moment
  30. 30.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  31. 31.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
  32. 32.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) build up the action (b) show the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) introduce the character
  33. 33.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) wrap up the story (c) introduce the character (d) hook the viewer
  35. 35.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) show where we are (c) an obstacle appears (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  37. 37.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a second try fails (b) tension builds up (c) show where we are (d) the credits roll
  38. 38.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “wrap up the story”? (a) build up the action (b) wrap up the story
  39. 39.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “introduce the character”? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem
  40. 40.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a second try fails (c) a final message (d) the problem gets worse

Answer key

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

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