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.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) build up the action (b) wrap up the story (c) introduce the character (d) hook the viewer
- 2.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) keyframes (c) cutaways (d) credits
- 3.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 4.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) every idea (b) no idea (c) one clear idea (d) ten ideas
- 5.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) loud music (b) a problem to solve (c) a long title (d) ten transitions
- 6.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) set up the goal (d) an obstacle appears
- 8.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the credits roll (c) meet the main character (d) the problem is solved
- 9.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea (c) write a short script (d) storyboard your shots
- 10.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely (c) edit the clips (d) write a short script
- 11.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) show the problem (b) solve the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) reach the big moment
- 12.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) build up the action (b) introduce the character (c) solve the problem (d) show the problem
- 13.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to grab attention fast (b) to hide the title (c) to test the mic (d) to make it longer
- 14.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem gets worse (c) the credits roll (d) show where we are
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) tension builds up (c) the problem gets worse (d) meet the main character
- 16.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) share it safely (b) film the shots (c) edit the clips (d) choose your idea
- 17.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 18.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 20.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) a second try fails (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) show where we are
- 22.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) wrap up the story (b) hook the viewer (c) reach the big moment (d) introduce the character
- 23.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) meet the main character (c) set up the goal (d) the problem is solved
- 25.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) share it safely
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) the credits roll (c) the problem gets worse (d) a final message
- 27.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
- 28.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) how things turned out (c) show where we are (d) a second try fails
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) set up the goal (c) how things turned out (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 30.🔢 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
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) a final message (c) the problem is solved (d) how things turned out
- 32.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) share it safely
- 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) introduce the character
- 34.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
- 35.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “film the shots”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots
- 36.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “share it safely”? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips
- 37.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) show where we are (d) tension builds up
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) set up the goal (c) the credits roll (d) how things turned out
- 40.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- hook the viewer
- cutaways
- middle
- one clear idea
- a problem to solve
- beginning
- an obstacle appears
- the problem gets worse
- share it safely
- write a short script
- show the problem
- solve the problem
- to grab attention fast
- the credits roll
- meet the main character
- film the shots
- end
- False
- middle
- False
- a second try fails
- reach the big moment
- False
- the problem is solved
- choose your idea
- the problem gets worse
- choose your idea
- show where we are
- how things turned out
- storyboard your shots
- show where we are
- storyboard your shots
- wrap up the story
- choose your idea
- film the shots
- edit the clips
- middle
- tension builds up
- set up the goal
- True
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