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