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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 242 · 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.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to grab attention fast (b) to hide the title (c) to make it longer (d) to test the mic
  2. 2.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) set up the goal (b) how things turned out (c) a final message (d) the problem gets worse
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a final message (c) tension builds up (d) the problem gets worse
  4. 4.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) build up the action (b) introduce the character (c) wrap up the story (d) show the problem
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) tension builds up (c) the problem is solved (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  6. 6.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  7. 7.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  8. 8.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem gets worse (c) meet the main character (d) a second try fails
  10. 10.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a problem to solve (b) a long title (c) ten transitions (d) loud music
  11. 11.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment (c) show the problem (d) wrap up the story
  12. 12.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) show the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) solve the problem (d) build up the action
  13. 13.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the credits roll (c) an obstacle appears (d) a second try fails
  15. 15.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) the credits roll (c) tension builds up (d) set up the goal
  16. 16.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  17. 17.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) reach the big moment
  18. 18.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) solve the problem
  19. 19.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔢 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
  22. 22.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) use only text (b) switch the camera off (c) add more talking (d) let pictures tell it
  24. 24.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) credits (c) cutaways (d) titles
  25. 25.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) meet the main character (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem is solved
  26. 26.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips (c) storyboard your shots (d) choose your idea
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) tension builds up (c) show where we are (d) an obstacle appears
  28. 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character (c) hook the viewer (d) show the problem
  29. 29.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) show where we are (c) meet the main character (d) how things turned out
  33. 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “introduce the character”? (a) show the problem (b) introduce the character
  34. 34.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) tension builds up (d) the problem is solved
  36. 36.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) every idea (b) no idea (c) ten ideas (d) one clear idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) tension builds up (c) set up the goal (d) the problem gets worse
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) how things turned out (c) the problem is solved (d) the problem gets worse
  39. 39.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) tension builds up (c) a second try fails (d) a final message
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a second try fails (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem gets worse

Answer key

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

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