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