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