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