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 of these belongs at the end? (a) set up the goal (b) a second try fails (c) the credits roll (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 2.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) tension builds up (b) a second try fails (c) meet the main character (d) the problem is solved
- 3.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 4.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 5.🔢 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
- 6.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem is solved (c) meet the main character (d) the credits roll
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) a second try fails (c) tension builds up (d) an obstacle appears
- 9.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) solve the problem
- 11.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a final message (c) the problem is solved (d) show where we are
- 12.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) use only text (b) switch the camera off (c) add more talking (d) let pictures tell it
- 13.True or false: “a final message” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character (c) reach the big moment (d) hook the viewer
- 15.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips
- 16.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 17.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) set up the goal (b) the problem is solved (c) tension builds up (d) how things turned out
- 19.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely
- 20.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) the problem is solved (c) the problem gets worse (d) tension builds up
- 22.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a second try fails (b) meet the main character (c) the problem gets worse (d) how things turned out
- 23.🔢 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
- 24.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) how things turned out (c) the problem gets worse (d) set up the goal
- 26.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) cutaways (c) keyframes (d) credits
- 28.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
- 29.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 31.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) set up the goal (c) an obstacle appears (d) show where we are
- 33.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea (c) film the shots (d) share it safely
- 34.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 35.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) set up the goal (c) show where we are (d) meet the main character
- 37.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) write a short script
- 38.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) show where we are (c) the problem is solved (d) a second try fails
- 40.🔢 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
Answer key
- the credits roll
- the problem is solved
- end
- beginning
- wrap up the story
- True
- meet the main character
- the credits roll
- end
- solve the problem
- the problem gets worse
- let pictures tell it
- False
- hook the viewer
- storyboard your shots
- middle
- True
- tension builds up
- film the shots
- share it safely
- the problem is solved
- how things turned out
- solve the problem
- True
- set up the goal
- False
- cutaways
- choose your idea
- False
- beginning
- True
- an obstacle appears
- share it safely
- True
- end
- tension builds up
- choose your idea
- True
- show where we are
- show the problem
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