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