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