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