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) how things turned out (b) meet the main character (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) show where we are
- 2.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots
- 3.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “edit the clips”? (a) write a short script (b) edit the clips
- 4.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) ten transitions (c) loud music (d) a problem to solve
- 5.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to grab attention fast (b) to make it longer (c) to test the mic (d) to hide the title
- 6.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “introduce the character”? (a) hook the viewer (b) introduce the character
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) the credits roll (c) meet the main character (d) how things turned out
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) meet the main character (c) set up the goal (d) an obstacle appears
- 9.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “solve the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) solve the problem
- 10.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a final message (b) the problem is solved (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) an obstacle appears
- 11.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem is solved (b) a final message (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) the problem gets worse
- 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 14.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 15.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) every idea (b) ten ideas (c) one clear idea (d) no idea
- 16.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 17.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 18.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) hook the viewer (c) solve the problem (d) build up the action
- 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) hook the viewer (c) solve the problem (d) build up the action
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) meet the main character (c) the credits roll (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 21.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script (c) storyboard your shots (d) share it safely
- 22.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots
- 23.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a second try fails (b) show where we are (c) the credits roll (d) tension builds up
- 24.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) meet the main character (d) the problem is solved
- 26.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) an obstacle appears (d) how things turned out
- 27.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 29.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea
- 30.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) write a short script (b) film the shots (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
- 32.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) meet the main character (b) the credits roll (c) how things turned out (d) tension builds up
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) show where we are (c) meet the main character (d) set up the goal
- 34.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) edit the clips (b) share it safely (c) film the shots (d) choose your idea
- 35.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 36.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem gets worse (b) an obstacle appears (c) the problem is solved (d) set up the goal
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) an obstacle appears (c) a second try fails (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 38.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action (c) show the problem (d) introduce the character
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) the problem gets worse (c) the credits roll (d) a final message
Answer key
- how things turned out
- film the shots
- write a short script
- a problem to solve
- to grab attention fast
- hook the viewer
- meet the main character
- an obstacle appears
- introduce the character
- an obstacle appears
- False
- the problem gets worse
- end
- True
- one clear idea
- end
- beginning
- hook the viewer
- build up the action
- the credits roll
- write a short script
- write a short script
- the credits roll
- False
- the problem is solved
- how things turned out
- False
- middle
- choose your idea
- False
- choose your idea
- tension builds up
- a second try fails
- share it safely
- beginning
- the problem is solved
- a hook in 5 seconds
- True
- wrap up the story
- the problem gets worse
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