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