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