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