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