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