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