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