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