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, what comes right after “hook the viewer”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character (c) reach the big moment (d) show the problem
- 2.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 3.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) add more talking (b) use only text (c) switch the camera off (d) let pictures tell it
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a final message (b) set up the goal (c) the problem is solved (d) the credits roll
- 5.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the credits roll (b) the problem is solved (c) how things turned out (d) an obstacle appears
- 6.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “build up the action”? (a) build up the action (b) show the problem
- 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) solve the problem
- 8.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “wrap up the story”? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment
- 9.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) hook the viewer (b) wrap up the story (c) reach the big moment (d) build up the action
- 10.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “wrap up the story” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) wrap up the story
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) an obstacle appears (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) the problem gets worse
- 12.True or false: “how things turned out” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the problem is solved (b) show where we are (c) how things turned out (d) the problem gets worse
- 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) wrap up the story (b) reach the big moment (c) build up the action (d) hook the viewer
- 15.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) the problem gets worse (c) show where we are (d) how things turned out
- 16.True or false: “set up the goal” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “film the shots”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots
- 18.🔢 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
- 19.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) the problem gets worse (b) meet the main character (c) a second try fails (d) the credits roll
- 20.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) build up the action (b) show the problem (c) introduce the character (d) solve the problem
- 21.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) storyboard your shots (b) choose your idea (c) share it safely (d) film the shots
- 22.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) loud music (b) a long title (c) a problem to solve (d) ten transitions
- 23.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “build up the action”? (a) introduce the character (b) reach the big moment (c) show the problem (d) wrap up the story
- 24.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to hide the title (b) to make it longer (c) to test the mic (d) to grab attention fast
- 25.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) write a short script
- 26.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a final message”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 27.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “the problem is solved”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 28.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) an obstacle appears (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) a final message (d) show where we are
- 30.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) write a short script (b) choose your idea (c) edit the clips (d) share it safely
- 31.🔢 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
- 32.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 33.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 34.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “film the shots”? (a) edit the clips (b) share it safely (c) storyboard your shots (d) choose your idea
- 35.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “share it safely”? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips
- 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “reach the big moment”? (a) reach the big moment (b) introduce the character
- 37.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) storyboard your shots
- 38.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “introduce the character”? (a) hook the viewer (b) solve the problem (c) show the problem (d) reach the big moment
- 39.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “choose your idea”? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely
- 40.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “film the shots” or “edit the clips”? (a) edit the clips (b) film the shots
Answer key
- introduce the character
- False
- let pictures tell it
- set up the goal
- an obstacle appears
- show the problem
- reach the big moment
- reach the big moment
- wrap up the story
- reach the big moment
- a hook in 5 seconds
- True
- the problem gets worse
- wrap up the story
- show where we are
- True
- film the shots
- hook the viewer
- the credits roll
- solve the problem
- choose your idea
- a problem to solve
- reach the big moment
- to grab attention fast
- write a short script
- end
- end
- False
- a final message
- share it safely
- introduce the character
- True
- beginning
- edit the clips
- edit the clips
- introduce the character
- storyboard your shots
- show the problem
- choose your idea
- film the shots
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