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