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