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