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 end? (a) a second try fails (b) how things turned out (c) an obstacle appears (d) meet the main character
- 2.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) set up the goal (d) a final message
- 4.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) credits (b) cutaways (c) keyframes (d) titles
- 5.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “show the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem
- 6.🔢 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
- 7.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) a final message (c) the problem gets worse (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 8.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) choose your idea (b) edit the clips (c) write a short script (d) share it safely
- 9.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) film the shots (b) storyboard your shots
- 10.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots (c) storyboard your shots (d) edit the clips
- 11.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem is solved (b) set up the goal (c) an obstacle appears (d) meet the main character
- 12.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a second try fails (b) meet the main character (c) the problem gets worse (d) the problem is solved
- 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 14.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips (c) choose your idea (d) film the shots
- 16.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) set up the goal (c) the credits roll (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 18.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) show where we are (b) the problem is solved (c) a final message (d) the problem gets worse
- 19.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea
- 20.📽️ 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
- 21.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) build up the action (c) wrap up the story (d) hook the viewer
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) the problem is solved (c) meet the main character (d) set up the goal
- 23.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) switch the camera off (c) use only text (d) let pictures tell it
- 24.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment (c) hook the viewer (d) show the problem
- 25.📽️ 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
- 26.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) meet the main character (c) tension builds up (d) an obstacle appears
- 27.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem (c) show the problem (d) hook the viewer
- 29.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 30.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) the problem is solved (d) a second try fails
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) set up the goal (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) tension builds up
- 32.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
- 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) hook the viewer (c) wrap up the story (d) solve the problem
- 34.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) set up the goal (c) tension builds up (d) the problem is solved
- 35.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script
- 36.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots
- 38.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) set up the goal (c) meet the main character (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 40.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots (c) write a short script (d) edit the clips
Answer key
- how things turned out
- end
- a final message
- cutaways
- introduce the character
- write a short script
- a final message
- share it safely
- storyboard your shots
- storyboard your shots
- an obstacle appears
- the problem is solved
- middle
- True
- choose your idea
- middle
- the credits roll
- the problem gets worse
- choose your idea
- to grab attention fast
- build up the action
- the problem is solved
- let pictures tell it
- wrap up the story
- a problem to solve
- meet the main character
- True
- show the problem
- beginning
- a second try fails
- tension builds up
- choose your idea
- wrap up the story
- set up the goal
- write a short script
- True
- storyboard your shots
- end
- an obstacle appears
- film the shots
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