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