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.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action (c) hook the viewer (d) solve the problem
- 2.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) how things turned out (c) tension builds up (d) a final message
- 3.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 5.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 6.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) set up the goal (b) an obstacle appears (c) a final message (d) how things turned out
- 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) solve the problem (b) reach the big moment (c) introduce the character (d) wrap up the story
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) meet the main character (c) a final message (d) the problem is solved
- 9.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) show where we are (b) how things turned out (c) the problem gets worse (d) a final message
- 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) reach the big moment (b) wrap up the story (c) show the problem (d) build up the action
- 11.True or false: “show where we are” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots (c) edit the clips (d) write a short script
- 13.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) use only text (b) switch the camera off (c) add more talking (d) let pictures tell it
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) an obstacle appears
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) tension builds up (c) an obstacle appears (d) how things turned out
- 16.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 17.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to make it longer (b) to test the mic (c) to hide the title (d) to grab attention fast
- 18.🔢 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
- 19.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea (c) edit the clips (d) share it safely
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) the credits roll (c) tension builds up (d) a final message
- 21.True or false: “a final message” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) how things turned out (b) meet the main character (c) set up the goal (d) show where we are
- 23.🔢 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
- 24.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) solve the problem (b) show the problem (c) hook the viewer (d) build up the action
- 25.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely (c) film the shots (d) storyboard your shots
- 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem
- 27.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem gets worse
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) the credits roll (c) the problem is solved (d) how things turned out
- 29.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 30.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
- 31.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) loud music (c) a problem to solve (d) ten transitions
- 32.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) hook the viewer
- 34.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) wrap up the story
- 35.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem is solved (c) meet the main character (d) the problem gets worse
- 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) wrap up the story (b) hook the viewer (c) show the problem (d) introduce the character
- 37.🔢 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
- 38.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) film the shots
- 39.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea
Answer key
- solve the problem
- tension builds up
- False
- False
- beginning
- set up the goal
- reach the big moment
- meet the main character
- show where we are
- show the problem
- False
- choose your idea
- let pictures tell it
- an obstacle appears
- how things turned out
- middle
- to grab attention fast
- choose your idea
- film the shots
- tension builds up
- False
- how things turned out
- write a short script
- hook the viewer
- share it safely
- show the problem
- a hook in 5 seconds
- show where we are
- middle
- storyboard your shots
- a problem to solve
- end
- hook the viewer
- reach the big moment
- meet the main character
- wrap up the story
- introduce the character
- write a short script
- True
- choose your idea
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