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 in the middle? (a) a second try fails (b) the problem is solved (c) how things turned out (d) meet the main character
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) meet the main character (d) set up the goal
- 3.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “wrap up the story”? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) meet the main character (c) set up the goal (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 5.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely
- 6.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to grab attention fast (b) to make it longer (c) to test the mic (d) to hide the title
- 7.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 8.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem is solved (c) a second try fails (d) show where we are
- 9.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “solve the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) solve the problem
- 10.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) meet the main character (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) a second try fails
- 12.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) show where we are (b) tension builds up (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) a final message
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the problem gets worse (d) show where we are
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) show where we are (c) the credits roll (d) how things turned out
- 16.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 17.🔢 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
- 18.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the credits roll (b) meet the main character (c) the problem is solved (d) tension builds up
- 19.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) set up the goal (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) an obstacle appears (d) the credits roll
- 20.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) build up the action (b) hook the viewer (c) solve the problem (d) show the problem
- 21.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 22.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 23.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem gets worse (b) set up the goal (c) the credits roll (d) the problem is solved
- 24.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots (c) storyboard your shots (d) edit the clips
- 25.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) build up the action (b) reach the big moment (c) wrap up the story (d) show the problem
- 26.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) meet the main character (c) tension builds up (d) the problem is solved
- 27.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) credits (c) cutaways (d) keyframes
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) an obstacle appears (c) the problem gets worse (d) tension builds up
- 29.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 30.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
- 31.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely (c) choose your idea (d) edit the clips
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) a final message (c) the credits roll (d) how things turned out
- 33.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) how things turned out (b) an obstacle appears (c) set up the goal (d) the credits roll
- 34.🔢 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
- 35.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) a problem to solve (c) ten transitions (d) loud music
- 36.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) meet the main character (c) the problem is solved (d) an obstacle appears
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) meet the main character (c) show where we are (d) the problem is solved
- 38.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem gets worse (c) tension builds up (d) an obstacle appears
- 40.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots
Answer key
- a second try fails
- an obstacle appears
- introduce the character
- a final message
- choose your idea
- to grab attention fast
- beginning
- show where we are
- reach the big moment
- True
- a second try fails
- False
- a final message
- the problem gets worse
- show where we are
- end
- solve the problem
- tension builds up
- an obstacle appears
- hook the viewer
- end
- middle
- the problem gets worse
- choose your idea
- wrap up the story
- the problem is solved
- cutaways
- set up the goal
- middle
- storyboard your shots
- share it safely
- meet the main character
- set up the goal
- hook the viewer
- a problem to solve
- meet the main character
- the problem is solved
- False
- the credits roll
- choose your idea
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