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