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