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