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