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