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.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem gets worse (c) how things turned out (d) show where we are
- 2.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to test the mic (b) to hide the title (c) to make it longer (d) to grab attention fast
- 3.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 4.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “share it safely”? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea
- 5.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) use only text (b) let pictures tell it (c) switch the camera off (d) add more talking
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem is solved (c) meet the main character (d) how things turned out
- 7.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 8.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
- 10.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a final message (c) show where we are (d) the problem gets worse
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem is solved (c) the problem gets worse (d) tension builds up
- 12.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) wrap up the story (c) hook the viewer (d) solve the problem
- 13.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots (c) share it safely (d) write a short script
- 14.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) meet the main character (c) how things turned out (d) a second try fails
- 15.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) meet the main character (c) a second try fails (d) show where we are
- 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “show the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) wrap up the story
- 17.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 18.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) titles (c) cutaways (d) credits
- 20.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character (c) hook the viewer (d) wrap up the story
- 22.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem gets worse (b) meet the main character (c) the problem is solved (d) a second try fails
- 23.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a second try fails (b) set up the goal (c) the problem is solved (d) tension builds up
- 24.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) edit the clips (b) write a short script (c) storyboard your shots (d) film the shots
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) how things turned out (c) show where we are (d) the credits roll
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) meet the main character (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) an obstacle appears
- 27.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots
- 28.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) every idea (b) one clear idea (c) no idea (d) ten ideas
- 32.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) the credits roll (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) meet the main character (d) show where we are
- 36.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 37.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely (c) edit the clips (d) choose your idea
- 38.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) show the problem (b) reach the big moment
- 39.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a final message (c) how things turned out (d) the problem gets worse
- 40.🔢 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
Answer key
- show where we are
- to grab attention fast
- middle
- choose your idea
- let pictures tell it
- meet the main character
- beginning
- True
- share it safely
- the problem gets worse
- the problem is solved
- wrap up the story
- share it safely
- how things turned out
- a second try fails
- show the problem
- beginning
- False
- cutaways
- False
- hook the viewer
- the problem is solved
- set up the goal
- write a short script
- show where we are
- an obstacle appears
- write a short script
- False
- False
- False
- one clear idea
- False
- True
- the credits roll
- how things turned out
- end
- choose your idea
- show the problem
- a hook in 5 seconds
- reach the big moment
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