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