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