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