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