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) let pictures tell it (b) add more talking (c) switch the camera off (d) use only text
- 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem (c) build up the action (d) solve the problem
- 3.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) keyframes (c) cutaways (d) credits
- 4.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) set up the goal (c) meet the main character (d) a final message
- 5.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) the credits roll (d) an obstacle appears
- 7.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 8.🔢 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
- 9.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) a second try fails (c) the problem gets worse (d) meet the main character
- 10.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 11.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) the problem gets worse (d) set up the goal
- 13.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) ten transitions (c) loud music (d) a problem to solve
- 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) wrap up the story (b) show the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) solve the problem
- 15.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely
- 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) solve the problem (b) show the problem (c) reach the big moment (d) wrap up the story
- 17.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “solve the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) solve the problem
- 19.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a second try fails (b) show where we are (c) meet the main character (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 20.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely (c) write a short script (d) film the shots
- 21.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “show the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) reach the big moment
- 22.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea (c) film the shots (d) write a short script
- 23.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) show where we are (b) the credits roll (c) a final message (d) the problem gets worse
- 24.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem is solved (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) set up the goal (d) tension builds up
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem is solved (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem gets worse
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) the credits roll (c) a final message (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) show where we are (d) how things turned out
- 28.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “write a short script”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) write a short script
- 29.True or false: “show where we are” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 31.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots
- 32.🔢 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
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) tension builds up (d) set up the goal
- 34.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “solve the problem”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem
- 36.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “build up the action”? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action
- 38.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) no idea (b) every idea (c) ten ideas (d) one clear idea
- 39.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) show the problem (b) solve the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) introduce the character
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) a second try fails
Answer key
- let pictures tell it
- introduce the character
- cutaways
- a final message
- beginning
- the credits roll
- end
- build up the action
- meet the main character
- middle
- True
- the problem gets worse
- a problem to solve
- show the problem
- film the shots
- wrap up the story
- True
- reach the big moment
- a second try fails
- choose your idea
- show the problem
- share it safely
- the problem gets worse
- the problem is solved
- the problem is solved
- a hook in 5 seconds
- how things turned out
- write a short script
- False
- middle
- choose your idea
- hook the viewer
- set up the goal
- False
- build up the action
- False
- build up the action
- one clear idea
- hook the viewer
- a second try fails
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