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