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