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