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