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.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to test the mic (b) to grab attention fast (c) to make it longer (d) to hide the title
- 2.🔢 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
- 3.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 4.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) meet the main character (c) the problem is solved (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem gets worse (c) a second try fails (d) set up the goal
- 6.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) set up the goal (c) the problem gets worse (d) tension builds up
- 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character (c) show the problem (d) build up the action
- 9.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the credits roll (d) an obstacle appears
- 10.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) a second try fails (c) the problem gets worse (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 14.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a final message (b) an obstacle appears (c) the problem is solved (d) set up the goal
- 15.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “share it safely”? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely
- 16.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) credits (b) titles (c) keyframes (d) cutaways
- 17.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔢 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
- 19.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) write a short script
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) how things turned out (c) an obstacle appears (d) tension builds up
- 21.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem is solved (c) an obstacle appears (d) show where we are
- 22.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) ten transitions (b) a problem to solve (c) loud music (d) a long title
- 24.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 25.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 26.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character (c) hook the viewer (d) reach the big moment
- 27.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) meet the main character (c) a final message (d) a second try fails
- 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action (c) reach the big moment (d) hook the viewer
- 29.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots
- 31.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 32.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment (c) introduce the character (d) hook the viewer
- 33.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) how things turned out (c) meet the main character (d) an obstacle appears
- 34.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script (c) film the shots (d) storyboard your shots
- 35.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) set up the goal (b) the problem gets worse (c) how things turned out (d) meet the main character
- 36.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem is solved (c) meet the main character (d) the credits roll
- 37.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “show the problem”? (a) build up the action (b) wrap up the story (c) solve the problem (d) hook the viewer
- 39.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) film the shots
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) set up the goal (d) the problem is solved
Answer key
- to grab attention fast
- reach the big moment
- middle
- the problem is solved
- set up the goal
- True
- set up the goal
- introduce the character
- the credits roll
- True
- True
- a hook in 5 seconds
- end
- an obstacle appears
- write a short script
- cutaways
- True
- hook the viewer
- choose your idea
- how things turned out
- show where we are
- True
- a problem to solve
- beginning
- middle
- hook the viewer
- a final message
- wrap up the story
- True
- film the shots
- beginning
- reach the big moment
- meet the main character
- write a short script
- the problem gets worse
- tension builds up
- True
- build up the action
- storyboard your shots
- the problem is solved
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