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