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