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