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