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