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 “build up the action”? (a) solve the problem (b) wrap up the story (c) show the problem (d) reach the big moment
- 2.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 4.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the problem is solved (c) how things turned out (d) the credits roll
- 6.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) switch the camera off (b) add more talking (c) let pictures tell it (d) use only text
- 8.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots
- 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) hook the viewer
- 11.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) hook the viewer
- 12.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) how things turned out (c) show where we are (d) the problem gets worse
- 13.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to test the mic (b) to make it longer (c) to grab attention fast (d) to hide the title
- 15.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) write a short script (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) choose your idea
- 16.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) solve the problem (b) wrap up the story (c) build up the action (d) introduce the character
- 17.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “edit the clips”? (a) choose your idea (b) edit the clips
- 18.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “write a short script”? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script
- 19.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) film the shots (c) edit the clips (d) choose your idea
- 20.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 21.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 22.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem gets worse (c) the problem is solved (d) set up the goal
- 23.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 24.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) credits (c) keyframes (d) cutaways
- 25.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a final message (b) how things turned out (c) set up the goal (d) an obstacle appears
- 26.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) the credits roll (c) the problem is solved (d) tension builds up
- 28.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “hook the viewer”? (a) solve the problem (b) hook the viewer
- 29.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) show where we are (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) set up the goal
- 32.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📽️ 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
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a second try fails (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) the problem gets worse
- 35.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔢 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
- 37.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots
- 38.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) share it safely (b) film the shots (c) write a short script (d) edit the clips
- 39.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) a second try fails (c) the problem is solved (d) the credits roll
Answer key
- reach the big moment
- False
- beginning
- choose your idea
- the problem gets worse
- False
- let pictures tell it
- True
- storyboard your shots
- hook the viewer
- hook the viewer
- how things turned out
- False
- to grab attention fast
- choose your idea
- wrap up the story
- choose your idea
- write a short script
- storyboard your shots
- end
- beginning
- set up the goal
- False
- cutaways
- an obstacle appears
- False
- tension builds up
- hook the viewer
- True
- end
- the problem is solved
- True
- a problem to solve
- a hook in 5 seconds
- False
- hook the viewer
- choose your idea
- write a short script
- False
- a second try fails
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