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