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