Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video
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.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) hook the viewer (b) wrap up the story (c) introduce the character (d) build up the action
- 3.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the problem is solved (c) a second try fails (d) tension builds up
- 5.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) solve the problem (c) show the problem (d) wrap up the story
- 6.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to test the mic (b) to hide the title (c) to grab attention fast (d) to make it longer
- 7.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) share it safely
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) set up the goal (c) a second try fails (d) meet the main character
- 9.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
- 11.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 12.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script (c) edit the clips (d) choose your idea
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) show where we are (c) tension builds up (d) meet the main character
- 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment
- 15.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem gets worse (c) the problem is solved (d) show where we are
- 16.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 20.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 21.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 23.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) credits (b) cutaways (c) keyframes (d) titles
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) an obstacle appears (c) how things turned out (d) the problem gets worse
- 25.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) set up the goal (b) a second try fails (c) show where we are (d) the credits roll
- 26.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) show where we are (b) the credits roll (c) how things turned out (d) a second try fails
- 27.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) tension builds up (c) meet the main character (d) how things turned out
- 28.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) set up the goal (b) show where we are (c) how things turned out (d) an obstacle appears
- 29.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 30.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “film the shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) film the shots
- 31.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 32.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) let pictures tell it (c) switch the camera off (d) use only text
- 34.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) hook the viewer (c) introduce the character (d) wrap up the story
- 35.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips (c) film the shots (d) storyboard your shots
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) how things turned out (c) the credits roll (d) meet the main character
- 37.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
- 38.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely (c) choose your idea (d) film the shots
- 40.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) tension builds up (c) a final message (d) the problem gets worse
Answer key
- False
- build up the action
- True
- the problem is solved
- wrap up the story
- to grab attention fast
- share it safely
- a second try fails
- False
- choose your idea
- beginning
- choose your idea
- tension builds up
- reach the big moment
- the problem is solved
- True
- True
- False
- False
- middle
- True
- end
- cutaways
- how things turned out
- the credits roll
- show where we are
- tension builds up
- how things turned out
- beginning
- storyboard your shots
- beginning
- True
- let pictures tell it
- wrap up the story
- storyboard your shots
- meet the main character
- edit the clips
- False
- film the shots
- a final message
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