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