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