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