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