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