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