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