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