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