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