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