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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 381 · 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 “wrap up the story”? (a) hook the viewer (b) wrap up the story
  2. 2.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) solve the problem (b) build up the action (c) wrap up the story (d) hook the viewer
  4. 4.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) loud music (b) a long title (c) a problem to solve (d) ten transitions
  5. 5.🔢 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) introduce the character
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) set up the goal (b) the credits roll (c) the problem gets worse (d) meet the main character
  7. 7.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) how things turned out (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) a final message
  8. 8.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  9. 9.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) switch the camera off (c) use only text (d) let pictures tell it
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) wrap up the story (b) introduce the character (c) show the problem (d) build up the action
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) the credits roll (c) a second try fails (d) how things turned out
  16. 16.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) the problem is solved (c) the credits roll (d) the problem gets worse
  18. 18.🔢 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
  19. 19.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “write a short script”? (a) edit the clips (b) write a short script
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) show where we are (b) set up the goal (c) the problem is solved (d) tension builds up
  21. 21.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) how things turned out (c) a second try fails (d) the credits roll
  23. 23.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) credits (c) titles (d) cutaways
  24. 24.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) choose your idea (b) edit the clips (c) storyboard your shots (d) write a short script
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a second try fails (c) tension builds up (d) the problem gets worse
  26. 26.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  27. 27.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “wrap up the story”? (a) solve the problem (b) wrap up the story
  29. 29.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) show the problem (b) introduce the character (c) hook the viewer (d) solve the problem
  30. 30.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) meet the main character (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) an obstacle appears
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) the problem is solved (c) a final message (d) how things turned out
  33. 33.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) show the problem
  35. 35.📽️ 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
  36. 36.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) an obstacle appears (c) show where we are (d) how things turned out
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) tension builds up (c) how things turned out (d) the credits roll
  38. 38.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  39. 39.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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