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) wrap up the story (c) introduce the character (d) reach the big moment
- 2.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) one clear idea (b) no idea (c) every idea (d) ten ideas
- 3.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “solve the problem”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem
- 4.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) set up the goal (b) meet the main character (c) the problem is solved (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 6.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) write a short script (c) choose your idea (d) share it safely
- 7.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script (c) choose your idea (d) edit the clips
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem gets worse (c) the problem is solved (d) tension builds up
- 9.🔢 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
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) set up the goal (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) the credits roll
- 11.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action (c) introduce the character (d) hook the viewer
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) show where we are (d) the problem gets worse
- 13.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem is solved (b) tension builds up (c) the credits roll (d) how things turned out
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) a final message (c) the problem is solved (d) tension builds up
- 15.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 16.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 17.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots
- 18.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) choose your idea
- 20.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) show the problem
- 21.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) choose your idea (b) edit the clips (c) write a short script (d) share it safely
- 22.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) a final message (c) the problem gets worse (d) a second try fails
- 25.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely
- 26.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) show where we are (b) a final message (c) the problem gets worse (d) how things turned out
- 27.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots (c) share it safely (d) choose your idea
- 28.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment (c) wrap up the story (d) introduce the character
- 30.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots
- 31.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the credits roll”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 32.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) hook the viewer (b) reach the big moment (c) show the problem (d) introduce the character
- 33.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) show where we are (b) tension builds up (c) an obstacle appears (d) a second try fails
- 34.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 35.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
- 36.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 37.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) credits (c) cutaways (d) keyframes
- 38.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 39.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to hide the title (b) to grab attention fast (c) to make it longer (d) to test the mic
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) the problem gets worse (c) a second try fails (d) an obstacle appears
Answer key
- wrap up the story
- one clear idea
- build up the action
- False
- the problem is solved
- share it safely
- edit the clips
- the problem is solved
- hook the viewer
- the credits roll
- hook the viewer
- the problem gets worse
- tension builds up
- tension builds up
- end
- middle
- write a short script
- True
- storyboard your shots
- show the problem
- share it safely
- False
- build up the action
- a final message
- film the shots
- the problem gets worse
- choose your idea
- False
- wrap up the story
- film the shots
- end
- reach the big moment
- show where we are
- beginning
- choose your idea
- middle
- cutaways
- beginning
- to grab attention fast
- meet the main character
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