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