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