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.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) no idea (b) every idea (c) ten ideas (d) one clear idea
- 2.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to hide the title (b) to make it longer (c) to grab attention fast (d) to test the mic
- 3.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment (c) show the problem (d) hook the viewer
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) the credits roll (c) a final message (d) the problem is solved
- 5.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) a second try fails (c) an obstacle appears (d) how things turned out
- 7.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) wrap up the story (b) introduce the character (c) hook the viewer (d) build up the action
- 9.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) the problem is solved (c) the problem gets worse (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 10.🔢 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) share it safely
- 11.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) let pictures tell it (c) switch the camera off (d) use only text
- 12.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 14.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) tension builds up (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) the problem is solved (d) a final message
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) meet the main character (d) an obstacle appears
- 17.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) show where we are (b) the problem is solved (c) the credits roll (d) the problem gets worse
- 19.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the credits roll (b) a final message (c) tension builds up (d) meet the main character
- 20.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) a long title (b) a problem to solve (c) ten transitions (d) loud music
- 23.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) a final message (b) a second try fails (c) set up the goal (d) tension builds up
- 24.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “choose your idea”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea
- 25.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) choose your idea (b) write a short script (c) edit the clips (d) share it safely
- 26.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) credits (b) titles (c) cutaways (d) keyframes
- 27.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “meet the main character”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) meet the main character (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) the problem is solved
- 29.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how things turned out (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) a final message (d) the problem is solved
- 31.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) storyboard your shots
- 32.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem gets worse”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 33.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem is solved (c) show where we are (d) how things turned out
- 34.🔢 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
- 35.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) show the problem (b) hook the viewer (c) wrap up the story (d) introduce the character
- 37.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meet the main character (b) a final message (c) show where we are (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 39.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 40.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script (c) edit the clips (d) storyboard your shots
Answer key
- one clear idea
- to grab attention fast
- wrap up the story
- show where we are
- True
- how things turned out
- False
- wrap up the story
- a hook in 5 seconds
- storyboard your shots
- let pictures tell it
- beginning
- beginning
- True
- tension builds up
- an obstacle appears
- False
- show where we are
- meet the main character
- True
- False
- a problem to solve
- set up the goal
- choose your idea
- choose your idea
- cutaways
- beginning
- the problem is solved
- True
- a hook in 5 seconds
- storyboard your shots
- middle
- an obstacle appears
- write a short script
- True
- hook the viewer
- end
- a final message
- beginning
- write a short script
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