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