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