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