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