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