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