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