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