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: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment
- 4.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) set up the goal (c) the problem is solved (d) an obstacle appears
- 6.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment (c) hook the viewer (d) introduce the character
- 7.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to grab attention fast (b) to make it longer (c) to test the mic (d) to hide the title
- 8.True or false: “show where we are” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) meet the main character (c) a second try fails (d) an obstacle appears
- 10.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 11.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) every idea (b) one clear idea (c) no idea (d) ten ideas
- 12.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 13.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem (c) introduce the character (d) reach the big moment
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) set up the goal (c) how things turned out (d) the credits roll
- 15.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) set up the goal (b) tension builds up (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) a final message
- 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) solve the problem (b) build up the action
- 17.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 18.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) share it safely
- 19.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) film the shots (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) write a short script
- 20.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) a final message (c) the problem gets worse (d) show where we are
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) an obstacle appears (c) the problem is solved (d) tension builds up
- 22.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 23.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) the problem gets worse (c) tension builds up (d) the problem is solved
- 24.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem gets worse (c) how things turned out (d) a final message
- 26.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 27.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a problem to solve (b) loud music (c) a long title (d) ten transitions
- 28.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) credits (b) keyframes (c) cutaways (d) titles
- 29.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots (c) write a short script (d) share it safely
- 30.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) reach the big moment (b) wrap up the story (c) show the problem (d) hook the viewer
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) the credits roll (c) the problem is solved (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 32.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) set up the goal (b) how things turned out (c) show where we are (d) the problem gets worse
- 33.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 34.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) meet the main character (b) show where we are (c) the problem gets worse (d) the credits roll
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a final message (c) an obstacle appears (d) tension builds up
- 37.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea (c) share it safely (d) write a short script
- 39.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) hook the viewer (b) build up the action (c) wrap up the story (d) introduce the character
- 40.🔢 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
Answer key
- True
- False
- reach the big moment
- False
- an obstacle appears
- wrap up the story
- to grab attention fast
- False
- meet the main character
- True
- one clear idea
- beginning
- build up the action
- set up the goal
- a final message
- build up the action
- middle
- storyboard your shots
- share it safely
- show where we are
- the problem is solved
- beginning
- the problem is solved
- True
- the problem gets worse
- beginning
- a problem to solve
- cutaways
- choose your idea
- show the problem
- a hook in 5 seconds
- how things turned out
- beginning
- False
- the problem gets worse
- a final message
- False
- share it safely
- wrap up the story
- introduce the character
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