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