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