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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 622 · 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 end? (a) set up the goal (b) meet the main character (c) a second try fails (d) a final message
  2. 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) solve the problem (b) show the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) reach the big moment
  3. 3.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) titles (c) cutaways (d) credits
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) the problem is solved (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) the credits roll
  5. 5.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  6. 6.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) a problem to solve (c) loud music (d) ten transitions
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) the problem is solved (c) how things turned out (d) a second try fails
  8. 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “solve the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) solve the problem
  9. 9.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the credits roll (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) set up the goal (d) an obstacle appears
  11. 11.🔢 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) meet the main character (d) an obstacle appears
  13. 13.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) switch the camera off (b) let pictures tell it (c) use only text (d) add more talking
  14. 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “wrap up the story”? (a) show the problem (b) wrap up the story
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) the problem gets worse (c) tension builds up (d) a second try fails
  16. 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) show the problem (b) solve the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) wrap up the story
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) set up the goal (c) the problem is solved (d) the credits roll
  18. 18.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) no idea (b) ten ideas (c) one clear idea (d) every idea
  19. 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “show the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) wrap up the story
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) the problem gets worse (c) meet the main character (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  22. 22.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) edit the clips
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) show where we are (c) set up the goal (d) meet the main character
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) set up the goal (c) the problem gets worse (d) the problem is solved
  28. 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) introduce the character
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.📽️ 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
  31. 31.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a second try fails (c) the problem is solved (d) tension builds up
  32. 32.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely (c) choose your idea (d) write a short script
  33. 33.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots (c) write a short script (d) share it safely
  35. 35.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) write a short script (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
  36. 36.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots
  37. 37.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  39. 39.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  40. 40.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning

Answer key

  1. a final message
  2. wrap up the story
  3. cutaways
  4. a hook in 5 seconds
  5. beginning
  6. a problem to solve
  7. a second try fails
  8. reach the big moment
  9. True
  10. an obstacle appears
  11. hook the viewer
  12. an obstacle appears
  13. let pictures tell it
  14. show the problem
  15. the problem is solved
  16. hook the viewer
  17. set up the goal
  18. one clear idea
  19. show the problem
  20. write a short script
  21. the problem gets worse
  22. True
  23. True
  24. False
  25. choose your idea
  26. a final message
  27. the problem gets worse
  28. introduce the character
  29. hook the viewer
  30. to grab attention fast
  31. a hook in 5 seconds
  32. share it safely
  33. True
  34. share it safely
  35. write a short script
  36. choose your idea
  37. True
  38. end
  39. middle
  40. beginning

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