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