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