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 tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “introduce the character”? (a) build up the action (b) introduce the character
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) a final message (c) meet the main character (d) the problem is solved
- 3.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 4.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips (c) storyboard your shots (d) write a short script
- 5.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem gets worse (c) show where we are (d) the problem is solved
- 6.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) solve the problem (b) wrap up the story (c) show the problem (d) introduce the character
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) how things turned out (c) the problem is solved (d) an obstacle appears
- 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “solve the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) hook the viewer
- 9.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 10.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔢 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
- 12.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 14.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) film the shots
- 15.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) cutaways (c) titles (d) credits
- 16.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea (c) edit the clips (d) share it safely
- 17.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “write a short script”? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) the problem is solved (c) how things turned out (d) a final message
- 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) show the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) introduce the character
- 20.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the credits roll (b) a second try fails (c) tension builds up (d) an obstacle appears
- 21.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) ten ideas (b) every idea (c) one clear idea (d) no idea
- 22.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) build up the action (b) reach the big moment (c) introduce the character (d) hook the viewer
- 23.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) share it safely
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) tension builds up (c) the problem is solved (d) an obstacle appears
- 26.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) meet the main character (c) show where we are (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “show the problem”? (a) build up the action (b) show the problem
- 29.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) ten transitions (b) a problem to solve (c) a long title (d) loud music
- 30.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) set up the goal (c) the problem is solved (d) a second try fails
- 31.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 32.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 33.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem is solved (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) how things turned out
- 34.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a final message (c) a second try fails (d) an obstacle appears
- 36.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) write a short script
- 37.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) show the problem (b) wrap up the story (c) hook the viewer (d) build up the action
- 38.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 39.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 40.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots
Answer key
- introduce the character
- meet the main character
- end
- edit the clips
- the problem gets worse
- introduce the character
- an obstacle appears
- hook the viewer
- beginning
- True
- introduce the character
- True
- beginning
- storyboard your shots
- cutaways
- share it safely
- write a short script
- set up the goal
- wrap up the story
- the credits roll
- one clear idea
- hook the viewer
- False
- storyboard your shots
- the problem is solved
- True
- the credits roll
- show the problem
- a problem to solve
- set up the goal
- False
- middle
- a hook in 5 seconds
- write a short script
- a final message
- write a short script
- show the problem
- True
- middle
- storyboard your shots
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