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