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