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 is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) set up the goal (d) the problem is solved
- 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “hook the viewer”? (a) build up the action (b) hook the viewer
- 3.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) one clear idea (b) no idea (c) every idea (d) ten ideas
- 4.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) an obstacle appears (c) show where we are (d) a final message
- 5.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) set up the goal (b) the problem gets worse (c) tension builds up (d) the problem is solved
- 6.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “show the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem
- 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story (c) solve the problem (d) hook the viewer
- 9.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) write a short script (c) share it safely (d) choose your idea
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a second try fails (c) an obstacle appears (d) tension builds up
- 11.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots
- 12.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “hook the viewer”? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) show where we are (d) set up the goal
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) a final message (c) meet the main character (d) how things turned out
- 15.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) a final message (c) the problem is solved (d) set up the goal
- 17.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) film the shots
- 18.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the credits roll (d) an obstacle appears
- 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment (c) introduce the character (d) wrap up the story
- 20.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 22.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) show where we are (c) meet the main character (d) a second try fails
- 24.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) set up the goal (b) a second try fails (c) a final message (d) tension builds up
- 25.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) the problem gets worse (c) meet the main character (d) a final message
- 26.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) solve the problem (c) introduce the character (d) build up the action
- 28.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script (c) film the shots (d) choose your idea
- 29.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a second try fails (b) how things turned out (c) set up the goal (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 32.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 33.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) how things turned out (b) meet the main character (c) the problem gets worse (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 34.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) edit the clips
- 35.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the credits roll (b) an obstacle appears (c) show where we are (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 36.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “share it safely”? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea
- 37.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a second try fails (b) the problem is solved (c) meet the main character (d) the problem gets worse
- 38.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
- 40.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- the problem is solved
- hook the viewer
- one clear idea
- show where we are
- the problem is solved
- middle
- introduce the character
- solve the problem
- share it safely
- a hook in 5 seconds
- choose your idea
- hook the viewer
- the credits roll
- meet the main character
- True
- set up the goal
- share it safely
- a hook in 5 seconds
- reach the big moment
- True
- beginning
- end
- a second try fails
- set up the goal
- the problem gets worse
- False
- hook the viewer
- choose your idea
- False
- False
- a second try fails
- middle
- how things turned out
- edit the clips
- the credits roll
- choose your idea
- meet the main character
- True
- write a short script
- True
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