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