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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 354 · 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 comes first: “introduce the character” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) introduce the character
  2. 2.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) every idea (b) one clear idea (c) no idea (d) ten ideas
  3. 3.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “share it safely”? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely
  4. 4.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “hook the viewer”? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer
  5. 5.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script (c) choose your idea (d) film the shots
  6. 6.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  7. 7.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) a final message (c) meet the main character (d) a second try fails
  8. 8.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) credits (b) cutaways (c) titles (d) keyframes
  9. 9.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) use only text (c) switch the camera off (d) let pictures tell it
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) meet the main character (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem is solved
  11. 11.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to make it longer (b) to test the mic (c) to grab attention fast (d) to hide the title
  12. 12.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) write a short script
  13. 13.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea
  14. 14.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) a second try fails (d) the problem gets worse
  15. 15.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “introduce the character”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) set up the goal (c) tension builds up (d) the problem gets worse
  18. 18.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  19. 19.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  20. 20.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) build up the action (b) reach the big moment (c) introduce the character (d) wrap up the story
  21. 21.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) solve the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) wrap up the story (d) introduce the character
  23. 23.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots (c) edit the clips (d) write a short script
  24. 24.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the credits roll (c) set up the goal (d) a final message
  25. 25.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) solve the problem
  26. 26.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) loud music (b) a long title (c) ten transitions (d) a problem to solve
  27. 27.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “hook the viewer”? (a) hook the viewer (b) wrap up the story
  28. 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) tension builds up (c) the problem is solved (d) a final message
  30. 30.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  31. 31.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) solve the problem
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a second try fails (b) the problem is solved (c) the credits roll (d) set up the goal
  33. 33.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) meet the main character (b) the problem gets worse (c) how things turned out (d) a final message
  35. 35.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “write a short script”? (a) choose your idea (b) write a short script
  36. 36.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the credits roll (b) an obstacle appears (c) a second try fails (d) tension builds up
  37. 37.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) a final message (c) show where we are (d) the problem is solved
  39. 39.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) hook the viewer (b) show the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) introduce the character
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) an obstacle appears (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) show where we are

Answer key

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

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