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