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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 371 · 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: “hook the viewer” or “build up the action”? (a) hook the viewer (b) build up the action
  2. 2.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a second try fails (b) meet the main character (c) the problem gets worse (d) the credits roll
  3. 3.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) show the problem (b) build up the action
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) set up the goal (b) an obstacle appears (c) meet the main character (d) a final message
  5. 5.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) how things turned out (c) show where we are (d) the problem is solved
  6. 6.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer (c) reach the big moment (d) wrap up the story
  7. 7.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) ten transitions (b) a long title (c) loud music (d) a problem to solve
  8. 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) reach the big moment
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem is solved (c) how things turned out (d) show where we are
  10. 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) show the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) introduce the character
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) meet the main character (c) set up the goal (d) the problem is solved
  12. 12.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem (c) introduce the character (d) solve the problem
  13. 13.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) no idea (b) every idea (c) one clear idea (d) ten ideas
  15. 15.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  16. 16.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) credits (b) keyframes (c) cutaways (d) titles
  17. 17.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) introduce the character (b) solve the problem (c) reach the big moment (d) show the problem
  18. 18.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) use only text (b) add more talking (c) switch the camera off (d) let pictures tell it
  20. 20.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
  22. 22.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  23. 23.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots
  24. 24.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  25. 25.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  26. 26.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) show where we are (c) the problem gets worse (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  28. 28.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) how things turned out (d) an obstacle appears
  29. 29.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) solve the problem (b) build up the action
  30. 30.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a final message (b) an obstacle appears (c) show where we are (d) meet the main character
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a final message (b) meet the main character (c) set up the goal (d) a second try fails
  35. 35.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  36. 36.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  37. 37.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) wrap up the story (c) build up the action (d) hook the viewer
  38. 38.🔢 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
  39. 39.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots (c) edit the clips (d) share it safely
  40. 40.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle

Answer key

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

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