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