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