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