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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 838 · 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) let pictures tell it (b) add more talking (c) switch the camera off (d) use only text
  2. 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem (c) build up the action (d) solve the problem
  3. 3.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) keyframes (c) cutaways (d) credits
  4. 4.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) set up the goal (c) meet the main character (d) a final message
  5. 5.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) the credits roll (d) an obstacle appears
  7. 7.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  8. 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “wrap up the story”? (a) build up the action (b) wrap up the story
  9. 9.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) a second try fails (c) the problem gets worse (d) meet the main character
  10. 10.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  11. 11.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) the problem gets worse (d) set up the goal
  13. 13.📽️ 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
  14. 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) wrap up the story (b) show the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) solve the problem
  15. 15.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely
  16. 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) solve the problem (b) show the problem (c) reach the big moment (d) wrap up the story
  17. 17.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔢 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
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a second try fails (b) show where we are (c) meet the main character (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  20. 20.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely (c) write a short script (d) film the shots
  21. 21.🔢 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
  22. 22.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea (c) film the shots (d) write a short script
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) show where we are (b) the credits roll (c) a final message (d) the problem gets worse
  24. 24.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem is solved (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) set up the goal (d) tension builds up
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem is solved (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem gets worse
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) the credits roll (c) a final message (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) show where we are (d) how things turned out
  28. 28.🔢 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
  29. 29.True or false: “show where we are” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  31. 31.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots
  32. 32.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “build up the action”? (a) hook the viewer (b) build up the action
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) tension builds up (d) set up the goal
  34. 34.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “solve the problem”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem
  36. 36.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “build up the action”? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action
  38. 38.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) no idea (b) every idea (c) ten ideas (d) one clear idea
  39. 39.🔢 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) introduce the character
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) a second try fails

Answer key

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

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