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