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