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