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