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