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