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