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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 373 · 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, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) hook the viewer (b) wrap up the story (c) show the problem (d) build up the action
  2. 2.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  3. 3.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) credits (b) cutaways (c) keyframes (d) titles
  4. 4.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “build up the action”? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action
  5. 5.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) edit the clips (b) write a short script (c) storyboard your shots (d) choose your idea
  7. 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) solve the problem (b) show the problem (c) build up the action (d) hook the viewer
  8. 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) wrap up the story
  9. 9.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) hook the viewer (c) wrap up the story (d) introduce the character
  10. 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “introduce the character”? (a) introduce the character (b) build up the action
  11. 11.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  12. 12.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  13. 13.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea (c) share it safely (d) write a short script
  15. 15.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) edit the clips (b) write a short script (c) film the shots (d) share it safely
  16. 16.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  18. 18.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) hook the viewer (c) reach the big moment (d) solve the problem
  19. 19.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) film the shots (c) share it safely (d) choose your idea
  20. 20.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “choose your idea”? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea
  22. 22.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) a second try fails (c) set up the goal (d) tension builds up
  23. 23.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  25. 25.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
  27. 27.📽️ 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
  28. 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action
  29. 29.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) use only text (c) switch the camera off (d) let pictures tell it
  30. 30.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) meet the main character (c) the problem gets worse (d) an obstacle appears
  31. 31.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) the credits roll (c) meet the main character (d) a second try fails
  32. 32.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “choose your idea”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea
  33. 33.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) no idea (b) ten ideas (c) one clear idea (d) every idea
  34. 34.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  35. 35.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the problem gets worse (d) the problem is solved
  36. 36.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “share it safely”? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely
  38. 38.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  39. 39.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem gets worse (c) a second try fails (d) show where we are
  40. 40.🔢 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

Answer key

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

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