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