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