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