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