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