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