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