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