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