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