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