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