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