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