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