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