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