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