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