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