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