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