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