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 “hook the viewer”? (a) build up the action (b) wrap up the story (c) reach the big moment (d) introduce the character
- 2.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script (c) storyboard your shots (d) share it safely
- 3.True or false: “an obstacle appears” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a final message (b) the problem gets worse (c) how things turned out (d) meet the main character
- 5.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 6.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “hook the viewer”? (a) reach the big moment (b) hook the viewer
- 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “introduce the character”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character
- 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) introduce the character
- 9.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely (c) write a short script (d) edit the clips
- 10.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 11.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) set up the goal (b) a final message (c) how things turned out (d) a second try fails
- 12.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “storyboard your shots”? (a) share it safely (b) storyboard your shots
- 13.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) one clear idea (b) every idea (c) ten ideas (d) no idea
- 14.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) edit the clips
- 15.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 16.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “write a short script”? (a) write a short script (b) film the shots
- 18.📽️ 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
- 19.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the credits roll (b) show where we are (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem gets worse
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) the problem gets worse (c) show where we are (d) set up the goal
- 21.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem is solved (b) a final message (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) a second try fails
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) the credits roll (c) the problem is solved (d) an obstacle appears
- 23.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) meet the main character (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the problem is solved (d) an obstacle appears
- 24.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “share it safely”? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) tension builds up (c) an obstacle appears (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem is solved (c) meet the main character (d) how things turned out
- 27.🔢 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
- 28.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) cutaways (c) keyframes (d) credits
- 29.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) choose your idea (b) film the shots (c) edit the clips (d) write a short script
- 30.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 31.🔢 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) build up the action
- 32.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “choose your idea”? (a) edit the clips (b) choose your idea
- 33.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) solve the problem
- 34.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “share it safely”? (a) share it safely (b) choose your idea
- 35.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) an obstacle appears (c) set up the goal (d) a second try fails
- 37.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea (c) edit the clips (d) write a short script
- 38.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 39.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 40.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem is solved (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) tension builds up
Answer key
- introduce the character
- share it safely
- False
- the problem gets worse
- middle
- hook the viewer
- introduce the character
- introduce the character
- edit the clips
- end
- set up the goal
- storyboard your shots
- one clear idea
- film the shots
- end
- False
- write a short script
- a problem to solve
- the credits roll
- the problem gets worse
- a second try fails
- an obstacle appears
- the problem is solved
- edit the clips
- a hook in 5 seconds
- meet the main character
- introduce the character
- cutaways
- choose your idea
- beginning
- wrap up the story
- choose your idea
- build up the action
- choose your idea
- False
- set up the goal
- film the shots
- True
- beginning
- a hook in 5 seconds
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