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 is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) show where we are (c) an obstacle appears (d) meet the main character
- 2.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) credits (c) cutaways (d) keyframes
- 3.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) film the shots (c) share it safely (d) write a short script
- 4.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) wrap up the story (c) solve the problem (d) reach the big moment
- 6.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 7.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to grab attention fast (b) to hide the title (c) to test the mic (d) to make it longer
- 8.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 9.True or false: “show where we are” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) meet the main character (c) the problem is solved (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 11.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “show the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) reach the big moment
- 12.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 14.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) the credits roll (c) how things turned out (d) the problem is solved
- 16.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) film the shots
- 17.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) show the problem (b) introduce the character (c) solve the problem (d) hook the viewer
- 18.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “show the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) show the problem
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) how things turned out (d) meet the main character
- 20.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) ten transitions (c) loud music (d) a problem to solve
- 22.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) show the problem (b) reach the big moment (c) wrap up the story (d) hook the viewer
- 23.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) tension builds up (b) a final message (c) the credits roll (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 24.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) how things turned out
- 25.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a second try fails (c) how things turned out (d) a final message
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) tension builds up (c) a second try fails (d) the problem gets worse
- 27.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) how things turned out (c) set up the goal (d) tension builds up
- 28.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) show where we are (c) how things turned out (d) the problem is solved
- 30.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “hook the viewer”? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment
- 32.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 33.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) write a short script (b) edit the clips (c) film the shots (d) share it safely
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) tension builds up (d) set up the goal
- 35.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots (c) film the shots (d) share it safely
- 36.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) a final message (c) a second try fails (d) show where we are
- 38.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “solve the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character
- 40.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
Answer key
- an obstacle appears
- cutaways
- write a short script
- False
- wrap up the story
- False
- to grab attention fast
- middle
- False
- the problem is solved
- show the problem
- False
- beginning
- False
- show where we are
- choose your idea
- hook the viewer
- show the problem
- how things turned out
- False
- a problem to solve
- show the problem
- tension builds up
- how things turned out
- a hook in 5 seconds
- a hook in 5 seconds
- set up the goal
- False
- show where we are
- False
- hook the viewer
- beginning
- share it safely
- tension builds up
- share it safely
- False
- a second try fails
- False
- introduce the character
- end
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