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