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