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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 65 · 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: “introduce the character” or “solve the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character
  2. 2.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) share it safely (c) edit the clips (d) choose your idea
  4. 4.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) switch the camera off (c) let pictures tell it (d) use only text
  5. 5.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  6. 6.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  10. 10.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the credits roll (c) set up the goal (d) how things turned out
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) meet the main character (c) show where we are (d) an obstacle appears
  13. 13.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to grab attention fast (b) to make it longer (c) to hide the title (d) to test the mic
  14. 14.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  15. 15.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) build up the action (b) show the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) solve the problem
  16. 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “show the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem
  17. 17.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) credits (c) cutaways (d) keyframes
  18. 18.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea (c) film the shots (d) write a short script
  19. 19.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “write a short script”? (a) choose your idea (b) write a short script
  20. 20.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) ten transitions (c) a problem to solve (d) loud music
  21. 21.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea (c) write a short script (d) share it safely
  22. 22.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “show the problem”? (a) hook the viewer (b) show the problem
  23. 23.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) how things turned out (b) tension builds up (c) meet the main character (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  24. 24.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “solve the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) build up the action
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) show where we are (c) tension builds up (d) an obstacle appears
  28. 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) build up the action
  29. 29.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) build up the action (b) reach the big moment (c) hook the viewer (d) show the problem
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) a final message (c) how things turned out (d) set up the goal
  31. 31.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) an obstacle appears (c) set up the goal (d) a final message
  33. 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem (c) show the problem (d) hook the viewer
  34. 34.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script (c) storyboard your shots (d) edit the clips
  35. 35.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) hook the viewer (c) wrap up the story (d) introduce the character
  36. 36.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) show where we are (c) the problem gets worse (d) set up the goal
  38. 38.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) tension builds up (b) meet the main character (c) the problem is solved (d) a hook in 5 seconds

Answer key

  1. introduce the character
  2. True
  3. choose your idea
  4. let pictures tell it
  5. beginning
  6. True
  7. True
  8. True
  9. end
  10. beginning
  11. the problem gets worse
  12. an obstacle appears
  13. to grab attention fast
  14. end
  15. solve the problem
  16. show the problem
  17. cutaways
  18. share it safely
  19. choose your idea
  20. a problem to solve
  21. film the shots
  22. hook the viewer
  23. how things turned out
  24. False
  25. False
  26. build up the action
  27. show where we are
  28. build up the action
  29. hook the viewer
  30. set up the goal
  31. False
  32. set up the goal
  33. show the problem
  34. write a short script
  35. wrap up the story
  36. False
  37. the problem gets worse
  38. choose your idea
  39. reach the big moment
  40. tension builds up

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