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