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