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