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