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) tension builds up (b) a second try fails (c) an obstacle appears (d) meet the main character
- 2.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) meet the main character (c) an obstacle appears (d) a final message
- 4.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) keyframes (c) credits (d) cutaways
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) set up the goal (c) show where we are (d) a final message
- 6.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a problem to solve (b) loud music (c) a long title (d) ten transitions
- 8.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 9.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) tension builds up (c) the credits roll (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment (c) build up the action (d) show the problem
- 11.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely (c) film the shots (d) storyboard your shots
- 13.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “choose your idea”? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea
- 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) hook the viewer (b) solve the problem (c) build up the action (d) wrap up the story
- 15.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a second try fails (b) a final message (c) tension builds up (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 18.True or false: “show where we are” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) build up the action (c) solve the problem (d) show the problem
- 20.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) how things turned out (b) show where we are (c) meet the main character (d) the problem gets worse
- 21.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) build up the action (c) wrap up the story (d) hook the viewer
- 22.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) choose your idea (b) write a short script (c) storyboard your shots (d) share it safely
- 23.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) hook the viewer
- 24.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots (c) write a short script (d) film the shots
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) meet the main character (c) the problem is solved (d) set up the goal
- 26.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 27.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “solve the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) solve the problem
- 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) solve the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) reach the big moment (d) show the problem
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem is solved (c) a second try fails (d) how things turned out
- 30.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “share it safely”? (a) edit the clips (b) share it safely
- 31.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 32.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to grab attention fast (b) to make it longer (c) to hide the title (d) to test the mic
- 33.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots
- 34.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) meet the main character (c) show where we are (d) tension builds up
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) show where we are (c) a second try fails (d) tension builds up
- 37.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) show where we are (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the problem gets worse (d) meet the main character
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) tension builds up (c) the problem gets worse (d) a second try fails
- 39.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips (c) film the shots (d) choose your idea
- 40.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “build up the action”? (a) introduce the character (b) build up the action
Answer key
- meet the main character
- True
- meet the main character
- cutaways
- a final message
- True
- a problem to solve
- middle
- tension builds up
- show the problem
- True
- write a short script
- choose your idea
- solve the problem
- False
- False
- a hook in 5 seconds
- False
- hook the viewer
- how things turned out
- wrap up the story
- share it safely
- hook the viewer
- share it safely
- the problem is solved
- end
- introduce the character
- reach the big moment
- a second try fails
- edit the clips
- True
- to grab attention fast
- storyboard your shots
- beginning
- tension builds up
- show where we are
- the problem gets worse
- how things turned out
- choose your idea
- introduce the character
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