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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 434 · 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.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) show where we are (b) how things turned out (c) a second try fails (d) tension builds up
  2. 2.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) one clear idea (b) every idea (c) ten ideas (d) no idea
  3. 3.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) wrap up the story (b) solve the problem (c) introduce the character (d) reach the big moment
  4. 4.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a problem to solve (b) a long title (c) loud music (d) ten transitions
  5. 5.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
  6. 6.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  7. 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) show the problem (b) introduce the character (c) hook the viewer (d) build up the action
  8. 8.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) meet the main character (c) the problem is solved (d) how things turned out
  10. 10.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) edit the clips
  11. 11.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) meet the main character (c) set up the goal (d) show where we are
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) tension builds up (c) show where we are (d) an obstacle appears
  14. 14.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) meet the main character (b) a second try fails (c) an obstacle appears (d) tension builds up
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) the credits roll (c) the problem gets worse (d) set up the goal
  17. 17.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script (c) storyboard your shots (d) choose your idea
  19. 19.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a second try fails (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) how things turned out (d) the problem gets worse
  20. 20.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) write a short script (b) edit the clips (c) film the shots (d) choose your idea
  21. 21.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) show the problem (b) reach the big moment
  22. 22.🔢 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
  23. 23.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) write a short script (c) edit the clips (d) choose your idea
  24. 24.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) show where we are (b) the problem gets worse (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) the credits roll
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a second try fails (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) a final message (d) set up the goal
  26. 26.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots
  27. 27.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “introduce the character”? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem
  31. 31.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “hook the viewer”? (a) hook the viewer (b) introduce the character
  32. 32.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) choose your idea (b) write a short script (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
  33. 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment (c) build up the action (d) wrap up the story
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) cutaways (b) keyframes (c) titles (d) credits
  36. 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story (c) build up the action (d) solve the problem
  37. 37.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) set up the goal (b) a final message (c) tension builds up (d) show where we are
  39. 39.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) switch the camera off (b) use only text (c) add more talking (d) let pictures tell it

Answer key

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

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