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.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) set up the goal (d) a final message
- 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) hook the viewer (b) show the problem (c) solve the problem (d) build up the action
- 3.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) show where we are (d) how things turned out
- 5.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) switch the camera off (b) let pictures tell it (c) use only text (d) add more talking
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) tension builds up (c) an obstacle appears (d) a second try fails
- 7.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) share it safely (b) film the shots (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
- 9.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) introduce the character (b) build up the action (c) reach the big moment (d) wrap up the story
- 10.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) how things turned out (c) meet the main character (d) a final message
- 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 14.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 15.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “hook the viewer”? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer
- 16.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
- 17.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips (c) film the shots (d) choose your idea
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) set up the goal (c) a final message (d) how things turned out
- 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem
- 20.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) build up the action (b) introduce the character (c) solve the problem (d) show the problem
- 21.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) meet the main character (c) tension builds up (d) how things turned out
- 22.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) solve the problem (c) introduce the character (d) hook the viewer
- 23.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 24.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 25.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem is solved (b) the problem gets worse (c) an obstacle appears (d) tension builds up
- 26.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
- 28.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to test the mic (b) to make it longer (c) to hide the title (d) to grab attention fast
- 29.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem gets worse (b) how things turned out (c) tension builds up (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 30.🔢 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
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) show where we are (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) a final message
- 32.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) show where we are (c) a final message (d) a second try fails
- 33.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 34.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) loud music (c) ten transitions (d) a problem to solve
- 35.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) show the problem (b) build up the action
- 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer (c) build up the action (d) wrap up the story
- 37.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “edit the clips”? (a) write a short script (b) edit the clips
- 38.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 39.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “show the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) introduce the character
- 40.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- set up the goal
- solve the problem
- True
- an obstacle appears
- let pictures tell it
- the credits roll
- False
- share it safely
- wrap up the story
- True
- middle
- meet the main character
- beginning
- beginning
- hook the viewer
- choose your idea
- choose your idea
- set up the goal
- show the problem
- introduce the character
- meet the main character
- hook the viewer
- False
- beginning
- the problem is solved
- False
- edit the clips
- to grab attention fast
- how things turned out
- build up the action
- a final message
- show where we are
- False
- a problem to solve
- show the problem
- wrap up the story
- write a short script
- middle
- introduce the character
- False
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