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