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