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