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