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