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