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