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