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) tension builds up (b) how things turned out (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) meet the main character
- 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “wrap up the story”? (a) build up the action (b) wrap up the story
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the credits roll (d) meet the main character
- 4.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) film the shots (b) storyboard your shots
- 5.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the credits roll (b) an obstacle appears (c) a second try fails (d) tension builds up
- 6.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely (c) film the shots (d) storyboard your shots
- 7.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a final message (c) tension builds up (d) meet the main character
- 9.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) no idea (b) ten ideas (c) every idea (d) one clear idea
- 10.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to test the mic (b) to make it longer (c) to hide the title (d) to grab attention fast
- 13.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) show where we are (c) meet the main character (d) set up the goal
- 15.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
- 16.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 17.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) how things turned out (c) show where we are (d) meet the main character
- 19.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a second try fails (c) the credits roll (d) show where we are
- 20.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) tension builds up (c) the problem is solved (d) an obstacle appears
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) a second try fails (c) how things turned out (d) a final message
- 22.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script (c) choose your idea (d) share it safely
- 24.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 25.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 26.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “share it safely”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely
- 27.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the problem is solved (d) a second try fails
- 28.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 29.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) share it safely
- 31.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a problem to solve (b) a long title (c) loud music (d) ten transitions
- 32.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) show the problem (c) build up the action (d) solve the problem
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) meet the main character (c) show where we are (d) set up the goal
- 34.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely
- 35.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea
- 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) wrap up the story (b) introduce the character (c) reach the big moment (d) hook the viewer
- 37.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the problem gets worse (d) set up the goal
- 39.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots (c) edit the clips (d) choose your idea
- 40.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- how things turned out
- build up the action
- the credits roll
- storyboard your shots
- the credits roll
- write a short script
- False
- meet the main character
- one clear idea
- False
- True
- to grab attention fast
- True
- tension builds up
- choose your idea
- end
- choose your idea
- how things turned out
- show where we are
- the problem is solved
- a second try fails
- True
- share it safely
- end
- middle
- film the shots
- a hook in 5 seconds
- middle
- False
- edit the clips
- a problem to solve
- wrap up the story
- the problem is solved
- film the shots
- choose your idea
- wrap up the story
- False
- the problem gets worse
- choose your idea
- True
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