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.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 2.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) keyframes (b) titles (c) credits (d) cutaways
- 3.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) a second try fails (d) set up the goal
- 6.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 7.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a final message (c) tension builds up (d) show where we are
- 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “show the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) solve the problem
- 9.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem gets worse (b) meet the main character (c) the credits roll (d) an obstacle appears
- 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “show the problem”? (a) build up the action (b) show the problem
- 11.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) show where we are (b) how things turned out (c) tension builds up (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 12.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely (c) write a short script (d) choose your idea
- 13.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) set up the goal (b) the problem is solved (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) meet the main character
- 14.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) meet the main character (b) a final message (c) tension builds up (d) the problem is solved
- 15.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) show where we are (c) an obstacle appears (d) tension builds up
- 17.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 18.True or false: “a final message” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) the problem gets worse (c) show where we are (d) set up the goal
- 23.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) meet the main character (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) a final message (d) a second try fails
- 24.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment (c) show the problem (d) introduce the character
- 25.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots
- 26.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) show where we are (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) meet the main character
- 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) show the problem (b) build up the action (c) wrap up the story (d) introduce the character
- 29.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 30.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “introduce the character”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character
- 32.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
- 33.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea (c) share it safely (d) storyboard your shots
- 34.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) use only text (c) switch the camera off (d) let pictures tell it
- 35.📽️ 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
- 36.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) tension builds up (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) a final message
- 37.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots (c) film the shots (d) choose your idea
- 38.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) show the problem (b) build up the action (c) wrap up the story (d) reach the big moment
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem is solved (c) how things turned out (d) the credits roll
- 40.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- cutaways
- False
- end
- a second try fails
- middle
- show where we are
- show the problem
- the credits roll
- show the problem
- how things turned out
- film the shots
- the problem is solved
- meet the main character
- choose your idea
- show where we are
- middle
- False
- True
- False
- beginning
- the problem gets worse
- a second try fails
- introduce the character
- storyboard your shots
- film the shots
- the credits roll
- wrap up the story
- end
- True
- introduce the character
- share it safely
- storyboard your shots
- let pictures tell it
- to grab attention fast
- a hook in 5 seconds
- share it safely
- show the problem
- tension builds up
- True
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