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