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