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