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