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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 238 · 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.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) use only text (b) add more talking (c) switch the camera off (d) let pictures tell it
  2. 2.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) a final message (c) the problem gets worse (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  3. 3.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea (c) write a short script (d) share it safely
  4. 4.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  5. 5.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) cutaways (c) keyframes (d) credits
  6. 6.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “introduce the character”? (a) introduce the character (b) reach the big moment
  7. 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) show the problem (b) build up the action (c) hook the viewer (d) solve the problem
  8. 8.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) set up the goal (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) meet the main character
  11. 11.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character (c) show the problem (d) build up the action
  12. 12.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a second try fails (b) the problem gets worse (c) the credits roll (d) an obstacle appears
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) meet the main character (c) show where we are (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.🔢 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) write a short script
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) meet the main character (c) show where we are (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  17. 17.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a problem to solve (b) a long title (c) loud music (d) ten transitions
  18. 18.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “film the shots”? (a) write a short script (b) film the shots
  19. 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “build up the action”? (a) reach the big moment (b) build up the action
  20. 20.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story (c) solve the problem (d) build up the action
  21. 21.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  22. 22.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) a second try fails (c) set up the goal (d) the problem gets worse
  23. 23.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) the problem gets worse (c) show where we are (d) how things turned out
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) set up the goal (b) tension builds up (c) how things turned out (d) a final message
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) the problem is solved (c) a final message (d) the problem gets worse
  26. 26.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  27. 27.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “solve the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) build up the action
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) set up the goal (c) the problem gets worse (d) an obstacle appears
  29. 29.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to grab attention fast (b) to make it longer (c) to test the mic (d) to hide the title
  30. 30.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) show the problem
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the credits roll (d) set up the goal
  32. 32.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) film the shots
  33. 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “reach the big moment”? (a) build up the action (b) reach the big moment
  34. 34.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  35. 35.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  36. 36.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) one clear idea (b) no idea (c) every idea (d) ten ideas
  37. 37.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action (c) introduce the character (d) reach the big moment
  38. 38.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) meet the main character (c) tension builds up (d) an obstacle appears
  39. 39.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips (c) write a short script (d) share it safely
  40. 40.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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