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