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