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