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