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