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