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