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