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