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.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) ten transitions (c) loud music (d) a problem to solve
- 2.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 4.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the problem is solved (c) a final message (d) how things turned out
- 6.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) ten ideas (b) one clear idea (c) every idea (d) no idea
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) show where we are (c) meet the main character (d) set up the goal
- 8.🔢 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
- 9.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem gets worse (c) an obstacle appears (d) show where we are
- 11.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem gets worse (c) an obstacle appears (d) meet the main character
- 12.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem (c) solve the problem (d) introduce the character
- 13.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) film the shots (b) storyboard your shots (c) choose your idea (d) share it safely
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem gets worse (c) a second try fails (d) meet the main character
- 15.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea (c) edit the clips (d) write a short script
- 16.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) show where we are (c) a final message (d) a second try fails
- 17.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) introduce the character (b) reach the big moment (c) wrap up the story (d) solve the problem
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) the problem gets worse (c) tension builds up (d) a final message
- 19.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) titles (c) credits (d) cutaways
- 20.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 21.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment (c) introduce the character (d) hook the viewer
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) meet the main character (c) a second try fails (d) show where we are
- 23.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 24.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “show the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) introduce the character
- 25.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “edit the clips”? (a) choose your idea (b) edit the clips
- 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “introduce the character”? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem
- 27.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea
- 28.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “share it safely”? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) tension builds up (c) how things turned out (d) the problem gets worse
- 30.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer (c) show the problem (d) reach the big moment
- 31.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) reach the big moment
- 32.📽️ 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
- 33.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) set up the goal (b) how things turned out (c) a final message (d) the problem gets worse
- 34.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots (c) write a short script (d) choose your idea
- 35.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) how things turned out (c) the credits roll (d) a final message
- 37.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 38.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) tension builds up (c) meet the main character (d) the credits roll
- 39.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) set up the goal (c) a final message (d) the problem gets worse
- 40.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
Answer key
- a problem to solve
- True
- True
- beginning
- the problem gets worse
- one clear idea
- an obstacle appears
- hook the viewer
- beginning
- show where we are
- meet the main character
- introduce the character
- storyboard your shots
- meet the main character
- choose your idea
- show where we are
- reach the big moment
- a final message
- cutaways
- beginning
- wrap up the story
- a second try fails
- middle
- introduce the character
- choose your idea
- introduce the character
- choose your idea
- write a short script
- how things turned out
- hook the viewer
- build up the action
- to grab attention fast
- the problem gets worse
- share it safely
- choose your idea
- a hook in 5 seconds
- end
- the credits roll
- set up the goal
- middle
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