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.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 2.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “film the shots”? (a) share it safely (b) film the shots
- 3.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips (c) write a short script (d) film the shots
- 4.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) an obstacle appears (c) tension builds up (d) a final message
- 5.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) keyframes (c) cutaways (d) credits
- 6.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) introduce the character (b) solve the problem (c) reach the big moment (d) hook the viewer
- 7.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 8.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots
- 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “wrap up the story”? (a) reach the big moment (b) wrap up the story
- 11.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) how things turned out (c) the problem gets worse (d) the credits roll
- 12.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) an obstacle appears (c) tension builds up (d) the problem gets worse
- 15.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) how things turned out (b) the problem is solved (c) the credits roll (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) build up the action (b) hook the viewer (c) reach the big moment (d) solve the problem
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the credits roll (c) a final message (d) the problem is solved
- 18.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) meet the main character (b) the problem is solved (c) the credits roll (d) a second try fails
- 19.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) the problem gets worse (c) a second try fails (d) tension builds up
- 21.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) loud music (b) ten transitions (c) a long title (d) a problem to solve
- 22.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) choose your idea (b) write a short script (c) storyboard your shots (d) share it safely
- 23.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) tension builds up (c) show where we are (d) meet the main character
- 25.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) introduce the character (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
- 27.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “share it safely”? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely
- 28.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) edit the clips
- 29.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) edit the clips (b) write a short script (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
- 30.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) set up the goal (c) an obstacle appears (d) meet the main character
- 31.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) show where we are (d) the credits roll
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) set up the goal (c) a second try fails (d) the problem gets worse
- 35.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) solve the problem
- 36.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea (c) film the shots (d) storyboard your shots
- 37.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) set up the goal (b) how things turned out (c) meet the main character (d) show where we are
- 38.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 39.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem
- 40.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) how things turned out (c) meet the main character (d) an obstacle appears
Answer key
- middle
- film the shots
- write a short script
- a final message
- cutaways
- reach the big moment
- middle
- False
- storyboard your shots
- reach the big moment
- the problem gets worse
- False
- True
- how things turned out
- a hook in 5 seconds
- hook the viewer
- the problem gets worse
- a second try fails
- share it safely
- the problem is solved
- a problem to solve
- share it safely
- beginning
- tension builds up
- beginning
- build up the action
- choose your idea
- write a short script
- choose your idea
- an obstacle appears
- False
- True
- show where we are
- set up the goal
- reach the big moment
- storyboard your shots
- how things turned out
- middle
- show the problem
- meet the main character
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