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