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