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