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