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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 843 · 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) switch the camera off (d) use only text
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the credits roll (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the problem is solved (d) the problem gets worse
  3. 3.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) credits (b) keyframes (c) cutaways (d) titles
  5. 5.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots
  6. 6.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “write a short script”? (a) edit the clips (b) write a short script
  7. 7.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) show where we are (c) the credits roll (d) tension builds up
  9. 9.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) solve the problem (b) build up the action
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem is solved (c) the problem gets worse (d) a second try fails
  11. 11.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  12. 12.🔢 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) introduce the character
  13. 13.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to grab attention fast (b) to make it longer (c) to test the mic (d) to hide the title
  14. 14.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) a final message (c) the problem is solved (d) a second try fails
  16. 16.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a problem to solve (b) a long title (c) loud music (d) ten transitions
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a final message (b) a second try fails (c) how things turned out (d) set up the goal
  18. 18.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) show the problem (b) reach the big moment
  19. 19.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “film the shots”? (a) write a short script (b) film the shots
  20. 20.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) solve the problem (b) build up the action (c) show the problem (d) hook the viewer
  21. 21.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) film the shots
  22. 22.🔢 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
  23. 23.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) a final message (d) the credits roll
  24. 24.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) film the shots (c) share it safely (d) write a short script
  25. 25.True or false: “a final message” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “share it safely”? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots
  27. 27.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a final message (c) show where we are (d) set up the goal
  29. 29.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) wrap up the story (c) introduce the character (d) solve the problem
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) a second try fails (c) tension builds up (d) the problem gets worse
  31. 31.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “film the shots”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots
  32. 32.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) an obstacle appears (c) meet the main character (d) a second try fails
  33. 33.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) an obstacle appears (c) the problem gets worse (d) a final message
  34. 34.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) show the problem
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) how things turned out (c) meet the main character (d) the credits roll
  36. 36.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “share it safely”? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script
  38. 38.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely (c) film the shots (d) edit the clips
  39. 39.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) hook the viewer (b) wrap up the story (c) reach the big moment (d) solve the problem

Answer key

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

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