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