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