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