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