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