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: “a second try fails” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem gets worse (c) a final message (d) show where we are
- 3.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 4.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem
- 5.📽️ 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
- 6.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer (c) reach the big moment (d) solve the problem
- 8.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) edit the clips
- 9.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “introduce the character”? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer
- 10.🔢 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) reach the big moment
- 11.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “film the shots”? (a) write a short script (b) film the shots
- 12.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem is solved (c) a second try fails (d) set up the goal
- 13.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) wrap up the story (c) introduce the character (d) solve the problem
- 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) reach the big moment (b) build up the action (c) introduce the character (d) solve the problem
- 15.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips
- 16.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 17.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “share it safely”? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea
- 18.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “edit the clips”? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips
- 19.🔢 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
- 20.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to test the mic (b) to make it longer (c) to hide the title (d) to grab attention fast
- 21.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) how things turned out (b) show where we are (c) a second try fails (d) set up the goal
- 22.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 23.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 24.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 25.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 26.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots
- 27.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) wrap up the story (c) build up the action (d) solve the problem
- 28.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots (c) write a short script (d) share it safely
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem is solved (c) a second try fails (d) how things turned out
- 30.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “show the problem”? (a) solve the problem (b) show the problem
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) a final message (c) an obstacle appears (d) a second try fails
- 32.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
- 33.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely (c) write a short script (d) storyboard your shots
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) the problem is solved (c) set up the goal (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) the problem gets worse (c) the credits roll (d) tension builds up
- 36.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) let pictures tell it (b) use only text (c) add more talking (d) switch the camera off
- 39.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a second try fails (c) show where we are (d) tension builds up
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) set up the goal (c) the problem gets worse (d) tension builds up
Answer key
- False
- the problem gets worse
- middle
- build up the action
- a problem to solve
- True
- hook the viewer
- storyboard your shots
- hook the viewer
- wrap up the story
- write a short script
- set up the goal
- wrap up the story
- introduce the character
- storyboard your shots
- end
- choose your idea
- edit the clips
- choose your idea
- to grab attention fast
- how things turned out
- beginning
- False
- beginning
- end
- storyboard your shots
- build up the action
- film the shots
- a second try fails
- show the problem
- a final message
- share it safely
- write a short script
- the problem is solved
- the credits roll
- True
- True
- let pictures tell it
- show where we are
- set up the goal
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