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