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