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