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