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