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) a second try fails (b) set up the goal (c) a final message (d) meet the main character
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) how things turned out (d) the problem is solved
- 3.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem (c) build up the action (d) wrap up the story
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) a final message (c) tension builds up (d) the credits roll
- 6.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) edit the clips
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) how things turned out (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem gets worse
- 8.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 9.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 10.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a second try fails (b) an obstacle appears (c) how things turned out (d) meet the main character
- 11.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) one clear idea (b) every idea (c) no idea (d) ten ideas
- 12.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) a final message (c) show where we are (d) the problem is solved
- 14.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) how things turned out (c) the problem gets worse (d) show where we are
- 15.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 16.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “choose your idea”? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea
- 18.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) credits (c) titles (d) cutaways
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) the problem is solved (c) set up the goal (d) show where we are
- 21.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 22.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea
- 23.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips (c) film the shots (d) choose your idea
- 24.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) introduce the character (c) show the problem (d) solve the problem
- 25.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a second try fails (c) an obstacle appears (d) a final message
- 26.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) meet the main character (c) a second try fails (d) show where we are
- 27.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) the credits roll (c) an obstacle appears (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 28.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) write a short script (b) film the shots (c) edit the clips (d) storyboard your shots
- 29.🔢 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
- 30.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “write a short script”? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script
- 31.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) solve the problem (b) show the problem (c) introduce the character (d) build up the action
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) a second try fails (c) how things turned out (d) the credits roll
- 33.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 34.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 35.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) write a short script
- 36.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots
- 37.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to make it longer (b) to test the mic (c) to grab attention fast (d) to hide the title
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) the problem gets worse (c) meet the main character (d) set up the goal
- 39.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a problem to solve (b) a long title (c) ten transitions (d) loud music
- 40.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a final message (c) set up the goal (d) a second try fails
Answer key
- a final message
- a hook in 5 seconds
- True
- wrap up the story
- tension builds up
- choose your idea
- how things turned out
- middle
- beginning
- meet the main character
- one clear idea
- True
- show where we are
- how things turned out
- beginning
- True
- choose your idea
- False
- cutaways
- the problem is solved
- end
- choose your idea
- choose your idea
- hook the viewer
- a hook in 5 seconds
- a second try fails
- an obstacle appears
- write a short script
- show the problem
- write a short script
- introduce the character
- a second try fails
- middle
- end
- share it safely
- choose your idea
- to grab attention fast
- the problem gets worse
- a problem to solve
- set up the goal
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