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