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