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