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 tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story (c) hook the viewer (d) show the problem
- 2.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) ten transitions (b) loud music (c) a long title (d) a problem to solve
- 3.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “solve the problem”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem
- 4.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) meet the main character (c) the problem gets worse (d) a second try fails
- 6.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) build up the action (b) hook the viewer (c) introduce the character (d) wrap up the story
- 8.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 9.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) edit the clips (b) write a short script (c) film the shots (d) share it safely
- 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) wrap up the story (c) introduce the character (d) hook the viewer
- 11.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 12.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 13.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem is solved (c) a final message (d) meet the main character
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) a second try fails (c) show where we are (d) meet the main character
- 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action
- 17.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) show where we are (b) meet the main character (c) the problem gets worse (d) how things turned out
- 18.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “show the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) build up the action
- 20.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “hook the viewer”? (a) solve the problem (b) hook the viewer
- 21.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) set up the goal (d) the problem gets worse
- 23.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely (c) storyboard your shots (d) film the shots
- 24.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem gets worse (b) an obstacle appears (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) a final message
- 25.True or false: “a final message” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) show the problem (b) solve the problem (c) build up the action (d) wrap up the story
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) tension builds up (c) the problem is solved (d) a second try fails
- 28.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the credits roll (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the problem gets worse (d) show where we are
- 29.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) film the shots (c) choose your idea (d) write a short script
- 30.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) how things turned out (b) a second try fails (c) meet the main character (d) the credits roll
- 31.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) share it safely
- 34.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 35.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) tension builds up (c) set up the goal (d) an obstacle appears
- 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story (c) solve the problem (d) reach the big moment
- 37.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) ten ideas (b) every idea (c) no idea (d) one clear idea
- 38.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots
- 39.True or false: “show where we are” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the problem is solved (c) tension builds up (d) a hook in 5 seconds
Answer key
- wrap up the story
- a problem to solve
- build up the action
- True
- meet the main character
- False
- wrap up the story
- end
- write a short script
- hook the viewer
- beginning
- beginning
- True
- meet the main character
- a second try fails
- build up the action
- how things turned out
- False
- show the problem
- hook the viewer
- False
- the problem gets worse
- share it safely
- a final message
- False
- solve the problem
- the problem is solved
- the credits roll
- choose your idea
- a second try fails
- False
- False
- share it safely
- beginning
- set up the goal
- introduce the character
- one clear idea
- choose your idea
- False
- the problem is solved
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