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