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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

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

Answer key

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

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