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