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