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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 846 · 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.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) one clear idea (b) ten ideas (c) every idea (d) no idea
  2. 2.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to hide the title (b) to grab attention fast (c) to make it longer (d) to test the mic
  4. 4.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) hook the viewer (b) build up the action (c) introduce the character (d) reach the big moment
  5. 5.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) show the problem (c) reach the big moment (d) solve the problem
  6. 6.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  7. 7.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) titles (c) cutaways (d) credits
  8. 8.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots
  9. 9.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  10. 10.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📽️ 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
  12. 12.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “hook the viewer”? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer
  13. 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  14. 14.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
  15. 15.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) the problem is solved (c) show where we are (d) meet the main character
  17. 17.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) wrap up the story (b) show the problem (c) solve the problem (d) build up the action
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the credits roll (b) a second try fails (c) meet the main character (d) show where we are
  19. 19.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) a second try fails (c) show where we are (d) the credits roll
  20. 20.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) switch the camera off (c) let pictures tell it (d) use only text
  21. 21.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) the credits roll (c) a second try fails (d) set up the goal
  25. 25.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) introduce the character (b) solve the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) wrap up the story
  27. 27.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “reach the big moment”? (a) build up the action (b) reach the big moment
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the credits roll (b) set up the goal (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) the problem gets worse
  32. 32.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea
  34. 34.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) share it safely (b) film the shots (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
  36. 36.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) show where we are (b) a final message (c) a second try fails (d) set up the goal
  37. 37.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) film the shots
  38. 38.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “introduce the character”? (a) wrap up the story (b) introduce the character
  39. 39.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips
  40. 40.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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