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