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