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