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