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