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