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