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