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.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) introduce the character
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) how things turned out (c) the credits roll (d) a final message
- 4.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 5.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the credits roll (d) an obstacle appears
- 6.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) build up the action (b) introduce the character (c) hook the viewer (d) wrap up the story
- 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) reach the big moment (b) introduce the character (c) hook the viewer (d) wrap up the story
- 9.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) ten transitions (c) a problem to solve (d) loud music
- 10.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 12.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) set up the goal (b) tension builds up (c) how things turned out (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 14.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) meet the main character (c) the problem is solved (d) set up the goal
- 16.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) tension builds up (c) the credits roll (d) a second try fails
- 18.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem (c) show the problem (d) wrap up the story
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a final message (c) the problem is solved (d) how things turned out
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) the problem gets worse (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) set up the goal
- 22.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips
- 23.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely (c) edit the clips (d) choose your idea
- 24.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) tension builds up (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem gets worse
- 28.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 29.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “choose your idea”? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) the credits roll (c) a second try fails (d) how things turned out
- 31.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 32.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “hook the viewer”? (a) hook the viewer (b) build up the action
- 33.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) share it safely
- 34.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “introduce the character”? (a) wrap up the story (b) introduce the character
- 35.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “solve the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) solve the problem
- 37.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 38.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) one clear idea (b) every idea (c) no idea (d) ten ideas
- 39.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) share it safely (b) film the shots (c) edit the clips (d) write a short script
Answer key
- True
- introduce the character
- an obstacle appears
- end
- a hook in 5 seconds
- middle
- hook the viewer
- reach the big moment
- a problem to solve
- True
- end
- False
- how things turned out
- end
- the problem is solved
- middle
- the credits roll
- beginning
- solve the problem
- a hook in 5 seconds
- the problem gets worse
- storyboard your shots
- share it safely
- True
- True
- True
- set up the goal
- beginning
- choose your idea
- a second try fails
- end
- hook the viewer
- storyboard your shots
- introduce the character
- middle
- introduce the character
- True
- one clear idea
- False
- film the shots
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