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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) a second try fails (c) an obstacle appears (d) show where we are
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) the problem gets worse (c) set up the goal (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 3.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) cutaways (b) keyframes (c) titles (d) credits
- 4.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely (c) write a short script (d) storyboard your shots
- 6.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) wrap up the story (b) solve the problem (c) build up the action (d) reach the big moment
- 8.🔢 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
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) the credits roll (d) tension builds up
- 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “introduce the character”? (a) show the problem (b) introduce the character
- 11.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) loud music (c) a problem to solve (d) ten transitions
- 12.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) set up the goal (c) show where we are (d) the credits roll
- 13.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) the problem is solved (c) show where we are (d) meet the main character
- 15.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) use only text (c) let pictures tell it (d) switch the camera off
- 16.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 17.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 18.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) an obstacle appears (c) meet the main character (d) set up the goal
- 20.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely (c) storyboard your shots (d) edit the clips
- 21.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 22.🔢 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
- 23.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) show where we are (b) the credits roll (c) a final message (d) an obstacle appears
- 25.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots
- 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) show the problem (b) reach the big moment
- 27.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) wrap up the story
- 30.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) an obstacle appears (c) how things turned out (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 31.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “choose your idea”? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) an obstacle appears (c) a second try fails (d) the problem gets worse
- 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
- 34.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “choose your idea”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) how things turned out (c) tension builds up (d) the problem is solved
- 36.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 38.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a second try fails (b) an obstacle appears (c) the problem is solved (d) the problem gets worse
- 39.🔢 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
- 40.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- show where we are
- the problem gets worse
- cutaways
- False
- share it safely
- middle
- build up the action
- write a short script
- the credits roll
- introduce the character
- a problem to solve
- the credits roll
- True
- the problem is solved
- let pictures tell it
- beginning
- beginning
- choose your idea
- an obstacle appears
- edit the clips
- end
- build up the action
- False
- an obstacle appears
- storyboard your shots
- show the problem
- True
- True
- build up the action
- a hook in 5 seconds
- choose your idea
- meet the main character
- wrap up the story
- choose your idea
- tension builds up
- True
- end
- the problem is solved
- write a short script
- True
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