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Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video

Animation and design lesson 22: Storytelling with video · Set 936 · 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.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a second try fails (c) the problem is solved (d) tension builds up
  2. 2.True or false: “a final message” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) ten transitions (b) a problem to solve (c) loud music (d) a long title
  7. 7.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) a final message (c) tension builds up (d) show where we are
  8. 8.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) cutaways (b) titles (c) credits (d) keyframes
  9. 9.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) share it safely (c) write a short script (d) choose your idea
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) set up the goal (d) tension builds up
  11. 11.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) write a short script (c) choose your idea (d) edit the clips
  12. 12.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story (c) reach the big moment (d) build up the action
  13. 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
  14. 14.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) show where we are (b) the problem is solved (c) the problem gets worse (d) a hook in 5 seconds
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a second try fails (c) the problem is solved (d) tension builds up
  17. 17.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
  18. 18.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) hook the viewer (c) solve the problem (d) introduce the character
  19. 19.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  20. 20.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) introduce the character (b) reach the big moment (c) show the problem (d) hook the viewer
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) a final message (c) the problem is solved (d) the problem gets worse
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) a second try fails (c) an obstacle appears (d) set up the goal
  24. 24.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) ten ideas (b) every idea (c) no idea (d) one clear idea
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) the problem is solved (c) the credits roll (d) an obstacle appears
  26. 26.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely (c) storyboard your shots (d) edit the clips
  28. 28.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
  29. 29.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) an obstacle appears (c) the credits roll (d) the problem is solved
  31. 31.True or false: “show where we are” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) set up the goal (c) tension builds up (d) the problem gets worse
  33. 33.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) switch the camera off (c) use only text (d) let pictures tell it
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to test the mic (b) to make it longer (c) to grab attention fast (d) to hide the title
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a final message (b) a second try fails (c) set up the goal (d) show where we are
  37. 37.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
  38. 38.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “hook the viewer”? (a) build up the action (b) hook the viewer
  39. 39.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) film the shots (b) edit the clips
  40. 40.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots

Answer key

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

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