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