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