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