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