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