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