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