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