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