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