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