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