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