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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 718 · 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, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story (c) build up the action (d) show the problem
  2. 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “build up the action”? (a) introduce the character (b) build up the action
  3. 3.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a second try fails (b) show where we are (c) the problem is solved (d) the problem gets worse
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem gets worse (c) a second try fails (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  5. 5.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action (c) introduce the character (d) hook the viewer
  6. 6.🔢 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
  7. 7.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “write a short script”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) write a short script
  8. 8.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) meet the main character (c) the problem gets worse (d) tension builds up
  10. 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) introduce the character
  11. 11.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) ten transitions (c) loud music (d) a problem to solve
  12. 12.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  13. 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  14. 14.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) let pictures tell it (c) switch the camera off (d) use only text
  16. 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “introduce the character”? (a) introduce the character (b) reach the big moment
  17. 17.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots (c) write a short script (d) choose your idea
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the credits roll (b) tension builds up (c) the problem is solved (d) set up the goal
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) show where we are (b) the credits roll (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) an obstacle appears
  20. 20.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) wrap up the story (b) hook the viewer (c) show the problem (d) reach the big moment
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) how things turned out (c) a second try fails (d) a final message
  22. 22.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) set up the goal (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) a final message (d) the problem gets worse
  23. 23.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) cutaways (c) titles (d) credits
  24. 24.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “share it safely”? (a) edit the clips (b) share it safely
  25. 25.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) how things turned out (c) a second try fails (d) set up the goal
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) a final message (c) show where we are (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  29. 29.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) every idea (b) no idea (c) one clear idea (d) ten ideas
  30. 30.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) edit the clips (b) write a short script (c) film the shots (d) choose your idea
  31. 31.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea (c) share it safely (d) write a short script
  32. 32.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a second try fails (c) the credits roll (d) set up the goal
  33. 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “solve the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) solve the problem
  34. 34.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips
  35. 35.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) show where we are (b) the problem is solved (c) the problem gets worse (d) an obstacle appears
  37. 37.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) a final message (c) the problem gets worse (d) the problem is solved
  40. 40.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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