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