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