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