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