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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 305 · 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.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  2. 2.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots (c) storyboard your shots (d) choose your idea
  3. 3.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) use only text (c) switch the camera off (d) let pictures tell it
  4. 4.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) show the problem (c) build up the action (d) wrap up the story
  7. 7.📽️ 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
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  10. 10.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) no idea (b) every idea (c) ten ideas (d) one clear idea
  11. 11.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “hook the viewer”? (a) hook the viewer (b) show the problem
  12. 12.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  13. 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) hook the viewer
  16. 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “solve the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) wrap up the story
  17. 17.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) set up the goal (d) the problem is solved
  18. 18.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  19. 19.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the credits roll (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) set up the goal
  21. 21.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) credits (c) cutaways (d) titles
  22. 22.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) introduce the character (c) build up the action (d) wrap up the story
  23. 23.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
  24. 24.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea (c) share it safely (d) film the shots
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) an obstacle appears (b) meet the main character (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) set up the goal
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) the credits roll (c) a second try fails (d) the problem is solved
  30. 30.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) how things turned out (b) the credits roll (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) an obstacle appears
  31. 31.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots (c) write a short script (d) share it safely
  32. 32.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) the problem gets worse (c) tension builds up (d) the problem is solved
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) set up the goal (c) meet the main character (d) an obstacle appears
  35. 35.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) solve the problem (b) wrap up the story (c) build up the action (d) introduce the character
  36. 36.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) write a short script
  38. 38.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) wrap up the story (c) build up the action (d) hook the viewer
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) how things turned out (c) set up the goal (d) show where we are
  40. 40.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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