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