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