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