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