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.📽️ 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
- 2.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script
- 3.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots
- 4.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots
- 5.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) hook the viewer (c) introduce the character (d) build up the action
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) set up the goal (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) meet the main character
- 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “build up the action” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) build up the action
- 8.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a final message (c) set up the goal (d) a second try fails
- 9.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) how things turned out (c) the credits roll (d) a final message
- 10.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) meet the main character (c) a final message (d) tension builds up
- 11.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) film the shots (b) storyboard your shots
- 12.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots (c) film the shots (d) share it safely
- 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 14.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) hook the viewer
- 16.True or false: “the problem is solved” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “write a short script”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea (c) storyboard your shots (d) edit the clips
- 18.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “share it safely”? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely
- 19.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) show the problem (b) solve the problem (c) wrap up the story (d) hook the viewer
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) a second try fails (c) how things turned out (d) the problem gets worse
- 21.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea (c) write a short script (d) storyboard your shots
- 24.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) solve the problem (b) show the problem (c) introduce the character (d) build up the action
- 25.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 26.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 27.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 28.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 29.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 30.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) solve the problem (b) build up the action (c) hook the viewer (d) introduce the character
- 31.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 32.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem is solved (b) an obstacle appears (c) a final message (d) meet the main character
- 33.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) a final message (d) how things turned out
- 35.📽️ 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
- 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment
- 37.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “share it safely”? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots
- 38.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- to grab attention fast
- write a short script
- storyboard your shots
- film the shots
- hook the viewer
- an obstacle appears
- build up the action
- a second try fails
- a hook in 5 seconds
- meet the main character
- storyboard your shots
- share it safely
- end
- True
- hook the viewer
- True
- storyboard your shots
- write a short script
- show the problem
- how things turned out
- True
- True
- choose your idea
- introduce the character
- False
- beginning
- beginning
- beginning
- end
- solve the problem
- middle
- an obstacle appears
- False
- the problem gets worse
- a problem to solve
- reach the big moment
- storyboard your shots
- True
- True
- False
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