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.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) every idea (b) no idea (c) ten ideas (d) one clear idea
- 2.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 3.🔢 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) show the problem (d) introduce the character
- 4.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots
- 5.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) a final message (c) set up the goal (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 7.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots (c) share it safely (d) write a short script
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) tension builds up (c) meet the main character (d) the problem gets worse
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a second try fails (c) the problem is solved (d) tension builds up
- 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) wrap up the story (c) hook the viewer (d) build up the action
- 11.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) show the problem (b) build up the action (c) solve the problem (d) introduce the character
- 13.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 14.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 15.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) solve the problem (b) reach the big moment (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the credits roll (c) the problem is solved (d) a final message
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) set up the goal (c) show where we are (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 19.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 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
- 21.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to make it longer (b) to grab attention fast (c) to test the mic (d) to hide the title
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) a final message (c) how things turned out (d) the credits roll
- 24.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 25.🔢 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
- 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “solve the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) wrap up the story
- 27.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “write a short script”? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script
- 28.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) the problem gets worse (c) an obstacle appears (d) tension builds up
- 30.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots
- 31.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “hook the viewer”? (a) wrap up the story (b) hook the viewer
- 34.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea (c) share it safely (d) write a short script
- 35.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) show where we are (c) the problem gets worse (d) how things turned out
- 36.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) film the shots (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
- 37.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) introduce the character
- 38.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) show the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) introduce the character (d) solve the problem
- 39.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 40.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) titles (c) credits (d) cutaways
Answer key
- one clear idea
- beginning
- reach the big moment
- choose your idea
- film the shots
- a final message
- share it safely
- meet the main character
- the problem is solved
- wrap up the story
- False
- introduce the character
- False
- end
- True
- wrap up the story
- the problem gets worse
- the credits roll
- True
- a hook in 5 seconds
- True
- to grab attention fast
- show where we are
- end
- hook the viewer
- solve the problem
- write a short script
- write a short script
- how things turned out
- storyboard your shots
- False
- True
- hook the viewer
- choose your idea
- how things turned out
- film the shots
- introduce the character
- hook the viewer
- False
- cutaways
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