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 tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “reach the big moment”? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment
- 2.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 3.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea (c) film the shots (d) share it safely
- 4.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 5.🔢 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) hook the viewer
- 6.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) introduce the character (c) hook the viewer (d) reach the big moment
- 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment (c) introduce the character (d) solve the problem
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) the credits roll (c) show where we are (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 9.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea (c) write a short script (d) share it safely
- 10.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) meet the main character (b) how things turned out (c) a second try fails (d) the problem is solved
- 11.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) set up the goal (b) show where we are (c) a final message (d) an obstacle appears
- 13.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) share it safely (c) write a short script (d) film the shots
- 15.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) use only text (b) add more talking (c) let pictures tell it (d) switch the camera off
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) tension builds up (c) a second try fails (d) an obstacle appears
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) tension builds up (c) a second try fails (d) the problem gets worse
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) tension builds up (c) the problem gets worse (d) meet the main character
- 19.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) film the shots (b) edit the clips
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) meet the main character (c) a second try fails (d) set up the goal
- 21.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script (c) edit the clips (d) share it safely
- 23.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “wrap up the story”? (a) solve the problem (b) wrap up the story
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) an obstacle appears (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) show where we are
- 25.🔢 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
- 26.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a second try fails (b) the credits roll (c) an obstacle appears (d) set up the goal
- 27.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to grab attention fast (b) to test the mic (c) to hide the title (d) to make it longer
- 28.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 29.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
- 30.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) film the shots (c) choose your idea (d) share it safely
- 31.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a final message (c) tension builds up (d) an obstacle appears
- 32.🔢 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
- 33.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 34.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 35.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 36.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem is solved (c) how things turned out (d) meet the main character
- 37.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) ten transitions (b) loud music (c) a long title (d) a problem to solve
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the problem is solved (d) set up the goal
- 39.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “build up the action”? (a) reach the big moment (b) build up the action
- 40.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
Answer key
- reach the big moment
- beginning
- film the shots
- middle
- wrap up the story
- hook the viewer
- reach the big moment
- the credits roll
- edit the clips
- meet the main character
- False
- an obstacle appears
- True
- share it safely
- let pictures tell it
- a final message
- show where we are
- meet the main character
- film the shots
- a second try fails
- False
- write a short script
- solve the problem
- an obstacle appears
- write a short script
- set up the goal
- to grab attention fast
- middle
- show the problem
- share it safely
- a final message
- choose your idea
- middle
- False
- beginning
- tension builds up
- a problem to solve
- the problem is solved
- build up the action
- end
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