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