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