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