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