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