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