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