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 FIRST step? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely (c) film the shots (d) choose your idea
- 2.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) titles (c) cutaways (d) credits
- 3.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) show where we are (c) tension builds up (d) a second try fails
- 4.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action (c) hook the viewer (d) introduce the character
- 5.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “wrap up the story”? (a) show the problem (b) wrap up the story
- 6.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 7.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) how things turned out (b) tension builds up (c) the problem gets worse (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 8.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots (c) share it safely (d) storyboard your shots
- 9.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 10.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) ten transitions (b) loud music (c) a problem to solve (d) a long title
- 11.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to make it longer (b) to grab attention fast (c) to hide the title (d) to test the mic
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) show where we are (c) meet the main character (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 13.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) the problem gets worse (c) the credits roll (d) how things turned out
- 14.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 15.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) let pictures tell it (c) switch the camera off (d) use only text
- 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) introduce the character
- 17.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) build up the action (b) hook the viewer (c) introduce the character (d) solve the problem
- 18.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) meet the main character (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem gets worse
- 20.🔢 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
- 21.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) share it safely (c) write a short script (d) film the shots
- 22.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “share it safely”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) share it safely
- 24.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea
- 25.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) solve the problem (b) show the problem (c) build up the action (d) wrap up the story
- 26.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) meet the main character (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem gets worse
- 27.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 28.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) wrap up the story (b) introduce the character (c) build up the action (d) reach the big moment
- 30.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “solve the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) show the problem
- 32.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) an obstacle appears (b) meet the main character (c) the credits roll (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 33.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a final message (c) tension builds up (d) set up the goal
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) show where we are (d) an obstacle appears
- 35.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “wrap up the story”? (a) build up the action (b) wrap up the story
- 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “solve the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) hook the viewer
- 37.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) set up the goal (c) the problem is solved (d) how things turned out
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) a final message (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) the credits roll
- 40.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) edit the clips
Answer key
- choose your idea
- cutaways
- show where we are
- hook the viewer
- show the problem
- beginning
- how things turned out
- share it safely
- end
- a problem to solve
- to grab attention fast
- the problem is solved
- the problem gets worse
- beginning
- let pictures tell it
- introduce the character
- solve the problem
- end
- meet the main character
- introduce the character
- share it safely
- True
- storyboard your shots
- choose your idea
- show the problem
- meet the main character
- middle
- True
- wrap up the story
- False
- show the problem
- an obstacle appears
- a final message
- show where we are
- build up the action
- hook the viewer
- choose your idea
- set up the goal
- a hook in 5 seconds
- write a short script
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