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